This short video was taken on 09 June, 2012 at Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, USA Life history: The Giant Pacific Octopus is a short-lived animal, with life spans of 3-5 years. When sexually mature, females may lay 20,000 – 100,000 eggs over a period of several days. Eggs are intensively cared for by the females until …
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Jun 15 2012
The Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini (Introduction and distribution)- Video
This short video was taken on 9 June, 2012 at: Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, USA Introduction: The Giant Pacific Octopus or North Pacific Giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), is claimed to be the largest or the second largest octopus in the world. This animal belongs to the genus Enteroctopus, order Octopoda. Octopuses are cephalopod mollusks characterized …
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Jun 11 2012
Cage farming of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Dogodogo, Burundi
Credit: Alain Manirambona (Burundi) The first floating cage in Burundi was installed in April 2012 in the lake Dogodogo, Cibitoke province. This cage is 6×6 m, and has 4 compartments. The juveniles of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus have been stocked in the cage. The first picture shows the cage during assembling near the beach, the next shows …
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Jun 07 2012
A typical fish market in Banito city, Unity state (South Sudan)
Credit: Juma Frezar (South Sudan) The two photos show a typical fish market in Banito city, Unity State (South Sudan). One of the photos shows the customers who could not find their target fresh fish as what was there was dried fish of lower consumer preference. The second photo shows a fish trader who refused to …
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Jun 06 2012
Hand sorting of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus – Video
Credit for the video: El-Sadig Hagar (Sudan) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video shows a hand grading process of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus. We notice the ability of fish to move (walk) using its pectoral fins. This particular video was taken during the sorting of African catfish to be used in a predation study …
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Jun 05 2012
Fish aging – general and scale reading
This 2-slide information bite addresses fish aging topic covering its importance and applications in fishery management as well as aquaculture. The main fish aging methods are listed including the reading of scales, opercula, otolith or vertebrae. The focus has been placed on scale reading being the simplest method in fish aging as well as the conditions that …
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Jun 05 2012
Reproduction of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Kenya (Egg stripping and fertilization)
Credit: Edwin Muga (Kenya) Striping eggs from a gravid female: The stripping of the female is done under experienced hands of the hatchery personnel at the Kibaru trout hatchery on the slopes of Mount Kenya, Kenya. Egg fertilization: The second photo shows the mixing of the sperm from a male brooder with the previously stripped eggs. Rainbow …
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Jun 03 2012
Capture fisheries in the Siiru Dam, Ghana
Credit: Grace Charway (Ghana) This photo shows the capture fisheries in the Siiru Dam in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. This is a fisherman displaying his catch using a set net of mesh size 3 inch. Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset …
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May 29 2012
The integration between laying hens and aquaculture in Burundi
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) This photos shows a hen house over a fish pond at Isale fish farming station. In total there are three hen houses over fish ponds in which laying hens are holds. Hens manure and a part of poultry feed which falls on the floor of the poultry house are considered the source of fish nutrition in …
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May 28 2012
A fish smoker (Chorkor) in Burundi
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) This photo shows a “chorkor” oven which got its name from a fishing village and a neighborhood in the city of Accra, part of the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana. Chorkor This oven is used to smoke different species of fish. This particular “chorkor” belongs to the Department of water, fisheries and …
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