The information in this 2-slide bite has been distilled from the document of the United Nations conference which was held in Hot Springs, Virginia, USA during the period May 18 – June 3, 1943. Fish trade has been focused upon in the bite especially in related to salted fish. The prices of salted fish in …
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Feb 02 2014
Bala shark, Balantiocheilos melanopterus (naming- habitats- feeding habits- reproduction- threats)- Video
The video was taken at the freshwater aquarium, Sea World, San Diego, USA. General: The Bala shark, Balantiocheilos melanopterus, is not a real shark this is also known as the tricolor shark, silver shark, or shark minnow, and silver bala is a cyprinid and type of minnow freshwater fish species. The nickname “shark” has been given to this bony fish because of …
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Feb 01 2014
Silver dollar, Mylossoma aureum (Description – habitats – biology)
The video was taken in freshwater aquarium (Sea World), San Diego, California, USA Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) Introduction and description: Silver dollar is a common name for a fish species that belongs to the Characidae family; Dollar d’argent is another common name. These fishes have metallic color with deep …
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Jan 30 2014
Sex reversal of tilapia fry using male hormone in Benin
Credit: Ismael Radwan (Egypt) The male hormone (17 alpha- methyl testosterone) is dissolved in alcohol at the dose of 60 milligram per 500 ml of alcohol and then after the alcohol containing hormone is to be mixed with one kg of fry feed. Treated feed is dried in shade and could be stored in freezer …
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Jan 10 2014
Condition factor – Fulton condition factor
This 4-slide information bite addresses the background information on the condition factor that is also called Fulton condition factor. The bite introduced the environmental and biological factors which influence the K factor supported by some examples. The bite ended by an example of the K factor values for trout and salmon that correspond with different …
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Jan 03 2014
Ancient water wheels in Fayoum (Egypt) – Video
Source: www.fishconsult.org These wooden water wheels were first introduced to Fayoum by the Ptolemies engineers for lifting water between four and five meters to the irrigation channels of the agronomic projects. These water wheels move water in a very old traditional way. During those old days, certain families specialized in making these water wheels. These historic water wheels do …
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Nov 22 2013
Use of phosphates in shrimp processing industry
Use of phosphates in shrimp processing industry
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Nov 21 2013
Harvesting and sorting of green tiger shrimp, Penaeus semisulcatus in Egypt
Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) The photos show the harvest of green tiger shrimp, Penaeus semisulcatus in a shrimp farm of earthen ponds in Egypt. The harvesting as shown in the photos is carried out during night as shown in the electric lamps which are placed in a …
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Nov 12 2013
A word of thanks from the participants in the Warm Water Fish Production training course (2012)
This is an example of a word of thanks addressed to myself from the friends who participated in Warm Water Fish Production training course during 2012. This annual training course is being organized by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA) in partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). This course has hosted 15 participants from …
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Nov 10 2013
Live fish handling (Updated 2013 version)
This lecture was delivered in “Fish Culture Development” training course during October 2013. This 10-week international training course is annually hosted by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). The lecture addresses key handling issues related to aquaculture practices including: Stocking (thermal acclimation, pH acclimation, salinity acclimation, osmosis, doubtful shipments, enumeration) Sampling (sampling frequency, sampling …
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