Aug 25 2014
Photo credit: Magd Al-Bawaab (Egypt) Technical review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) There are several species of scallop in China; two of which are widely farmed (Bay scallop, Argopecten irradians and Japanese scallop, Patinopecten yessoensis). Both species enjoy high growth rate in addition to their tolerance and performance under different environmental conditions …
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Aug 22 2014
Photo credit: Magd Al-Bawaab (Egypt) Technical review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Historic information: During 1950s, mussel was considered undesirable fouling organisms in China. Several years later and based on research outcomes, the culture of mussel was initiated and gradually expanded and encouraged on a commercial scale and this was in the …
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Aug 20 2014
Credit: Patrick Appenteng (Ghana) Aquaculture provides employment for nearly 2% of the Ghanaian population including women in ancillary activities after harvesting of cultured fish. The pictures are taken in the Asuogyaman District of Ghana. Fish carried out by a woman as shown in one of the photo is a part of a cage farm harvest and …
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Aug 20 2014
Video credit: Glenda Vélez Calabria (Colombia) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video was filmed at in mundo marino and te mostramos lo que pasa en el fondo, Colombia Introduction: The bluehead, Thalassoma bifasciatum, is a marine species that belongs to the wrasse family (Labridae). The species is also known as bluehead wrasse …
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Aug 19 2014
Photo credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The integration between aquaculture and agriculture has been successfully practiced especially when the integrating components are compatible assuming the economic viability and the environmental merit of such system. The integration of inland, low-salinity shrimp farming with traditional agriculture in Arizona provided …
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Aug 18 2014
Credit: Ahmed Hegazy (Egypt) The photos were taken in a commercial tilapia hatchery in the Philippines. The practice shows the grading of tilapia fry after the completion of the sex reversal process which is done in hapas in which 17ᾳ methayl testosterone is used for 21 days. The grading is an important practice in …
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Aug 17 2014
Credit: Ahmed Hegazy (Egypt) هذه الصور المأخوذة فى أحد المفرخات التجارية بالفلبين توضح تدريج زريعة البلطى بعد انتهاء المعاملة الهورمونية لإنتاج زريعة من الذكور وذلك باستخدام الهورمون الذكرى وذلك فى معاملة تستمر 21 يوم فى هابات. يستهدف التدريج والذى يعتبر من العمليات الهامة فى مفرخات البلطى فى الفلبين الحد من تفاوت أحجام الزريعة إبان تخزينها …
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Aug 15 2014
Photo credit: Magd Al-Bawaab (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The grading of live oyster is done for marketing and consumer preference purposes. According to French law, classifying oysters according to their individual weight is compulsory whether they are sold by the kilo or by the dozen. The photo shows …
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Aug 14 2014
Credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The photos show the tunnel freezing of tilapia fillets or as a whole that is carried out in a processing establishment in China. Tilapia is an emerging species in China’s processing industry whereas tilapia fillet is the major output from tilapia processing. …
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