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Planning of aquaculture projects (Aquaculture systems – site evaluation – management – production inputs – production economics)

This lecture was delivered during October, 2014 as an introductory component in Fish Culture Development training course. This course is annually organized by the “Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture – EICA”.  This particular lecture links production elements in various aquaculture systems. Thus, the lecture begins with developing project objectives whether general or specific. The targeted …

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Development and outlook of Egyptian aquaculture (Production – trade – consumption – institutional framework)

This lecture has been delivered during October, 2014 as the preliminary lecture in the Fish Culture Development training course. This course is annually organized by the “Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture – EICA”. The purpose of delivering this lecture is to share the Egyptian experience in aquaculture especially in the light of the remarkable development of …

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Integrated aquaculture-livestock farming in Laos

Photo credit: MK19 – Fisheries and Aquaculture Production in Reservoirs in Lao PDR Review: MK19 – Fisheries and Aquaculture Production in Reservoirs in Lao PDR and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Integrated aquaculture-livestock farming is expanding downstream of Nam Souang near the main irrigation canals from the reservoir. Canals provide water supply to ponds, which are …

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Use of ice in anesthetizing the broodstock of Asian seabass – Video

Video credit: Ahmed Shaheen (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) This video was filmed in a marine hatchery in Vietnam in which Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) is being reproduced. In order to achieve a safe handling of large-sized broodstock of Asian seabass, its anesthetizing is necessary. Hypothermia using ice …

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Fish Hatchery Management (Reproductive biology – natural reproduction – spawning induction – hatchery operations and management)

This lecture was delivered during October 2014 as a part of Fish Culture Development training course. This course is annually organized by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). In order to address the management of fish hatchery management, it was necessary to start begin the lecture with the modes of fish reproduction as well …

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How to harvest European seabass from off-shore cages in Spain- Video

Video credit: Ahmed Shaheen (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel and website) The video shows the process of the harvesting of European seabass (Dicentrachus labrax) grown in off-shore cages in Spain. The first part of the video shows the crowding of harvested fish while the last part of the video …

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Value chain of fish harvest from cage farms in the Asuogyaman District of Ghana

Credit: Patrick Appenteng (Ghana) One of the pictures shows fish farmers bringing the harvested fish from their cages using a local planked canoe of about 6-m in length. The cage farms (seen behind the canoes) are located in the Asuogyaman District of Ghana where aquaculture is relatively predominant. The second photo shows carrying harvested fish to be …

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Use of snail meat in shrimp feeding in Vietnam- Video

Video credit: Ahmed Shaheen (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) This video was filmed in a shrimp operation in Vietnam The practice of feeding snail meat to farmed shrimp in many Asian countries has been a popular and widely used practice in Asian countries. The driving force behind the use of …

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Culture of “Paiche”, Arapaima gigas  in floating cages in Lake Imiria, Peru

Photos’ credit: Fred Chu-Koo via Juan Martin Canturin Garcia (Peru) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The large demand on “Paiche” in Peurvian and international markets encouraged the farming initiative of the species especially in the light of its excellent characteristics including its high growth rate, no intramuscular spines, and tolerance to …

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Tilapia sampling in a fish pond at Mkuranga District, Tanzania

Credit: Fadhili Ruzika (Tanzania) The photos show a privately owned tilapia fish pond located at Mkuranga District, Coastal Region. It is apparently that this particular pond was over-fertilized that resulted in dense plankton bloom which required water exchange. The second photo shows the sampling of tilapia in that day.

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