Credit: Indian fish farmers and G. Venkata Raju (India) Labeo rohita (Rohu) and Catla catla (Boche) are two popular fishes among the Indian Major Carps in fish farming practices. The production ranges between 15 – 20 ton/ha at the places where the carp farming is going on in commercial way. The farmers use conventional feeds …
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Mar 11 2012
Fish Packing and Transport in India (Video)
Credit: Indian fish farmers and G. Venkata Raju (India) Andhra Pradesh is one of the states of India which supply large quantities of food fish (carp) in other states of the country and neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. For that purpose, the fish harvested has to be transported (by road) to the distant …
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Mar 11 2012
Harvest of catfish (Pangasius) in India (Video)
Credit: Indian fish farmers and G. Venkata Raju (India) Catfish (Pangasius) has been introduced a few years back as an alternative species in the brackish water shrimp ponds due to its survival and fast growing nature in the hard pond environmental conditions. Fry level seed has been brought from Bangladesh and successfully …
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Mar 10 2012
Intensive cage farming of Nile tilapia and African catfish in Lake Chad (in French)
This project proposal has been developed by a working group who participated in Fish Culture Development training course in 2011 under the supervision of Dr. Abdel Rahman El Gamal. The main focus of this project proposal is cage farming of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), and African catfish (Clarias sp.) in Lake Chad. The document included the …
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Mar 10 2012
Desert aquaculture for Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus integrated with agricultural crops in Egypt- Part 3- water quality management
Credit: Mohamed El Gazaar (Egypt) Supply of water, aeration and removal of solid wastes As shown in the photo the supply of water is done at an angle of 45o. Placing the aerators at the same angle helps to circulate and move tank water in one direction which will lead to better oxygenation of tank …
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Mar 10 2012
Desert aquaculture for Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus integrated with agricultural crops in Egypt Part 2- Construction
Credit: Mohamed El Gazaar (Egypt) The first photo shows two types of tanks during the construction phase while the second photo shows the concrete base of the fattening circular tanks. Intermediate tanks: The 150-m3 rectangular tanks are used for the production of Nile tilapia juveniles of an average weight of 50-g which are required for …
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Mar 10 2012
Desert aquaculture of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus integrated with agricultural crops in Egypt Part 1- General features
Credit: Mohamed El Gazaar (Egypt) The first photo shows tilapia harvest of grow-out tank in a desert fish farm with a production capacity of 120 tons of fish/year. The production practices are intensified in this farm whereas production ranges from 28-32 kg of tilapia/m3 during a 4-month growing season. The underground water of a temperature …
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Mar 08 2012
Sociedad de Producción Rural La Peña de Potrero de Monroy, Hidalgo, México (in Spanish)
Credit: Jorge Valdiviezo (Mexico) Unidad de Producción de trucha localizada a 1,815 msnm, cuenta con 11 estanques de corriente rápida y 4 piletas de alevinaje los cuales en conjunto forman una superficie de producción de 433 m2, en promedio se obtienen 26 toneladas al año. Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order …
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Mar 06 2012
Fingerling production and grow out of tilapia in Hidalgo, Mexico (in Spanish)
Credit: Jorge Valdiviezo (Mexico) Unidad de producción de crías de tilapia ubicada a una altitud de 1,575 msnm, cuenta con siete piletas, incubadoras y 5 estanques para la engorda bajo un sistema semiintensivo de producción obteniendo en promedio 120 toneladas anuales. Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its …
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Mar 06 2012
Rural carp aquaculture in Hidalgo, Mexico (in Spanish)
Credit: Jorge Valdiviezo (Mexico) Estanques a donde se produce Carpa, en la imagen se aprecia como los productores de zonas rurales utilizan forraje para la alimentación complementaria y así reducir costos de producción Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its clarity. However, we trust you will notify us …
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