Credit: Steve Mims (USA) Source and ownership: Kentucky State University (USA) Polyculture is the practice of growing two or more fish species with different food habits in the same pond to maximize yield. Polyculture is most …
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May 17 2013
Smoked catfishes in Togo
Credit: Pham Beigue Alfa (Togo) The two photos show smoked fish produced by artisanal fishery in Togo. The key smoked fish are catfishes of the species Clarias sp., and Synodontis sp. Smoked fish is popular in the fish market in Togo whereas its market price is higher than fresh fish. Note: We decided not to watermark …
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May 17 2013
Artisanal fishery in Lake Nangbéto, Togo
Credit: Pham Beigue Alfa (Togo) The photo shows a fisherman with a fishing gear which targets tilapia in Lake Nangbéto . The photo shows also a traditional fishing boat that operates in the lake. About five fishermen operate a fishing boat of such size. Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to …
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May 14 2013
Red abalone, Haliotis rufescens (Distribution, biology, utilization and conservation)
Photo credit: Oscar Del Valle Ayala (Peru) Via: Wilder Rodriguez Arteaga (Peru) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Introduction: The red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, is a snail-like, univalve species of a very large edible sea snail; it is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae. Historically, red abalone has been the …
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May 11 2013
The use of solar energy in an innovative tilapia project in Guatemala
Credit: Ricardo Morales Rodriguez (Guatemala) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal and Ricardo Morales Rodriguez The aim of the project is to cultivate tilapia, a favorite fish in the country, in places where the cold weather does not allow for growth and reproduction and, therefore, limit productivity. The target of using solar energy in this project …
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May 11 2013
Southern Guitarfish, Rhinobatos percellens (distribution, description and biology)
Credit of the photos: Glenda Vélez Calabria (Colombia) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal These photos have been taken in mundo marino and te mostramos lo que pasa en el fondo, Colombia Introduction: Southern Guitarfish, Rhinobatos percellens is also known as “Chola guitarfish”, or “Guitarra chola” and other names. It seems there is commercial fishery for this …
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May 10 2013
Sun-drying of fish in Togo
Credit: Pham Beigue Alfa (Togo) The two photos show a model of sun-drying of salted fish in Togo. This practice includes the main fish species which are Guinean tilapia (Tilapia guineensis), Oréochromis sp., Brycinus sp., and Hémichromis sp. The drying as shown takes place on the ground and would require 2-3 weeks which could reach …
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May 09 2013
Smoking trial of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus in Egypt
Photo credit: Sherif Sadek (Egypt) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Source: www.fishconsult.org The photos show the process of smoked catfish in an attempt to study the market potential of the smoked product. African catfish enjoys desirable production characteristics especially its high growth rate and the extreme tolerance to the adverse environmental conditions. However, the marketing …
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May 09 2013
Smoking trial of common carp, Cyprinus carpio in Egypt
Source: www.fishconsult.org Photo credit: Sherif Sadek (Egypt) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Even though the introduction of common carp (mirror carp strain), Cyprinus carpio into Egypt goes back to several decades in an attempt to promote Egyptian aquaculture, the contribution of common carp to aquaculture remained low. The modest consumer …
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