Category: Gallery

Behind the pictures: Very Belated Thank You to Mr. Pedro Padlan

Sending belated thanks after a year or two may still make sense. In my case it is 37 years, but I decided to send it any way. During sometime in 1980, I met Mr. Pedro Padlan, the FAO aquaculture expert and who carried a Philippine passport at the premises of the Fishery Agency in Cairo …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13908

Sailfish sport fishing in Florida from 1950s till present (Video)

Video courtesy: the State Archives of Florida, USA   The title of this video: “Sailfish city” and was filmed during 1950s. The caption of the video states: ”This film is about fishing for sailfish off Fort Pierce. It shows how to use mullet for bait. There is lots of action as sailfish are caught”. The …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13902

Liming fish ponds in Tanzania

Photo credit: Emmanuel Godfrey Maneno and Mashaka Shabani Kapagalla (Tanzania) Review: Emmanuel Godfrey Maneno, Mashaka Shabani Kapagalla and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)   The farm shown in the inserted picture is located at Bagamayo, Saadani (Pwani region). The liming carried out here is done to correct the acidity of pond soil. …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13900

Cleaning relationship between sunfish (client fish) and wrasses (cleaner fish)- Video

Video client: Patricia Martin Cabrera Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel)   This video was filmed in the Mediterranean Sea of Granada (Spain). The video shows a specimen of sunfish (Mola mola) upon receiving a cleaning service from a small fish of the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse in a symbolic relationship. The …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13894

Diving the Blue Hole (Dahab – Egypt) and this marvelous octopus specimen (Video)

Video credit: Patricia Martin Cabrera Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video was filmed during a dive at the Blue Hole, Dahab (Egypt).     One should look carefully to identify this beautiful specimen of common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) with its marvelous green color that makes the animal blends with …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13885

Sabalo fishing in Pilcomayo River (Bolivia)

  Photo credit: Rory Felix Mamani (Bolivia) Review: Rory and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)       The inserted photo shows indigenous people from the Weenhayek population during the fishing of  “sabalo” in Pilcomayo River using “cabbage nets”. In Bolivia, Sábalo is the common name of an Amazonian fish that enjoys …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13880

Fish Culture Development training course (2003)

  Even though each of the training courses which I organized is very important especially in knowing new friends, some courses including this one have something to add. This course has been annually hosted by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA) since 1989 and I have been teaching in this course since beginning until …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13874

Outcomes of the in-captivity reproduction initiative of octopus (Octopus tetricus) in Australia

Photos’ credit: Dr sagiv Kolkovski (Australia) Review: Sagiv Kolkovski and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of this website)             This work has been conducted at the Western Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories (WAFMRL) based at Hillarys Boat Harbor, north of Perth. The document of this project covers in details …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13854

A small-to-medium aquaponic project in California (USA) – Video

I filmed this video during my visit to this facility that took place on the 6th of January, 2015. Description: Paul Trudeau (owner of the this project) and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel)     The operation is established in a greenhouse with the dimensions of 3.7m x 3m x 2.4m. …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13850

Durability and water stability of fish feed pellets

Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) One of the inserted photos shows feed fines while the second shows the initial signs of pellet disintegration in water.         High quality animal feed is always essential for enhancing productivity and for improving the production economics. In addition to nutritive merit of …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=13847

Load more