Video credit: Elie Badai (Cameroon) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Lake Timsah is a part of the Suez Canal system which is fed by the Mediterranean and the Red Sea as well as a part of agricultural drainage system. The fishery of Lake Timsah is combined in the fishery statistics with “Bitter Lakes” and Suez …
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Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9620
Oct 21 2013
Water birds in Lake Qarun – Fayoum (Egypt) – Video
Video credit: Elie Badai (Cameroon) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Lake Qarun (Fayoum) has a special importance as an over-wintering location for water birds. The wetlnad habitat of Lake Qarun supports wide range of water birds. It has been estimated that hosts a total of 205 birds species have been identified mostly migratory. It is …
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Oct 20 2013
Shrimpfish, Aeoliscus strigatus (brief information) – Video
This video was taken in Monterey Bay Aquarium, USA. Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) Shrimpfish, also called razorfish, are five small species of small, tropical marine fishes in the subfamily Centriscinae of the family Centriscidae. Their name (shrimpfish) derives from their similarity with shrimp while their alternative name “razorfish” is derived from their …
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Oct 19 2013
Artificial reproduction of African catfish (from hormonal injection till hatching) – Video
Source: www.fishconsult.org Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) This 8-min video addresses the sequence of the artificial reproduction of African catfish (Clarias gareipinus). The process starts with the hormonal induction of catfish brood fish using the extract of catfish pituitary gland. Afterwards, a female catfish is stripped upon ovulation …
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Oct 17 2013
Livelihood projects in fish sector in the Philippines
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regularly provides the fisher folk with appropriate hands-on training on various technologies in the aquaculture utilizing high-value species including seaweeds farming, improved fishing, specifically in the construction and proper use of passive gears, post-harvest and value adding, as well as, on resource management …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9584
Oct 15 2013
Culture of African catfish, Clarias garipinus in Sudan
Credit: Elsadig Arbab (Sudan) The two photos show the culture of African catfish, Clarias garipinus that represents the main cultured species in a fish farm in Sudan. The stocking rate of fingerlings is 7 pieces/m2 whereas fingerlings are either collected from the wild or from hatchery-produced fry through induced breeding. The average initial weight upon stocking …
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Oct 14 2013
Culture and marketing of mud-crab in SriLanka
Credit: Ajith Kumara (SriLanka) The photo shows two gravid females of mud crab (giant mud crab), Scylla serrata. The egg color indicates its ripening stage. The fattening of mud crab in SriLanka is the usual farming system practiced in earthen ponds. The culture begins with collecting soft shell crabs which are kept in ponds and fed …
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Oct 14 2013
Conservation of Pez Blanco (Petenia splendida) through stocking in lake Peten Itzá (Guatemala)
Credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) The photos show the stocking of Pez Blanco (Petenia splendida) in lake Peten Itzá (Guatemala) as a means of preserving this native species. Fry produced for stocking are produced in the facility located in the village “El Remate” with the technical support of the Mission of Taiwan in cooperation with the …
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Oct 14 2013
Hatchery management (updated 2013 version)
The presentation starts with a fact sheet related to fish reproduction. Mode of fish production has been addressed and also the rationality of collecting fish production and fish seeds with a comparison with hatchery produced seeds. Fish sexual maturation in relation to influencing factors has been discussed in this presentation. Hatchery management is adequately addressed …
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Oct 10 2013
Planning of aquaculture projects (updated 2013 version)
This updated version of the planning of aquaculture projects addresses planning-related issues that considers the definition of aquaculture systems in relation to productivity and/or management issues (feeding, water exchange, and aeration). The main elements related to planning have been addressed including natural resources (land and water), criteria of farmed species, marketing and environmental factors. The …
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