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Display of live catfish in traditional fish markets in Egypt

Photo credit: Marcelin Ngatcham (Cameroon)     Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Fish displayed and sold in Egyptian fish markets are mostly on ice. In the past few years, there is a tendency for the sale of live tilapia from aquaculture especially higher prices has been achieved for live fish. In regard to …

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Fish Culture Development training course – Africa (2019) – Graduation

The inserted photo was taken on October 08, 2019; the last day of the technical component of the program. The course was concluded today (October 10) as the graduation ceremony took place. Depending of flight schedules, the course participants are flying back home soon. This 3-month course has been annually organized since 2004. The course …

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Status of red tilapia in Egyptian aquaculture – Video

This video has been compiled of four parts that have been filmed in four aquaculture projects in Egypt. Identified parts are credited to Marx Perfecto C. Garcia (Philippines) and Sherif Sadek (Egypt). The below review is my personal opinion (Abdel Rahman El Gamal – Founder the video channel) The introduction of red tilapia into Egypt …

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Conserving measures for hilsa fishery in Bangladesh

Photos’ credit: Abu Sayed Talukder and Zahangir Alam (Bangladesh) Review: Abu Sayed Talukder and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Hilsa is a small-size fish of hilsa fish whose scientific name is “Hilsa ilisha”; which is the synonym of “Tenualosa ilisha”. The earlier name “Hilsa ilisha” could be still in use because of its …

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Fish Culture Development (regular training course – 2019 – EICA – Egypt)

As usually the case, my contribution to this course was yesterday (October 7) where I delivered my first lecture. This 10-week Fish Culture Development training course has been annually supported since 1988 by the Egyptian Government as represented in the Egyptian International Center for Agriculture (EICA). The course adopts variety of training tools including lectures, …

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Use of palm worm as fishing bait by Irimo community (Bolivia)

Photo credit: Paola Luna Morales (Bolivia) Review: Paola Luna Morales and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows a specimen of palm worm (Namalycastis rhodochorde) attaching to a fishing hook in Irimo community (Bolivia) showing the use of the worm as fishing bait by a native community at northern of …

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Tank culture of African catfish in Egypt – Video

Video credit: Charles Bernard Makuya (Malawi) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video shows the feeding of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus when intensively grown in concrete tanks in Egypt. The aggressive feeding of stocked catfish is quite obvious as the floating pellets were picked-up within seconds. Added to that, the …

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A technical visit to a cooperative fish feed mill in Cameroon

Photos’ credit: Marcelin Ngatcham (Cameroon) Description: Marcelin Ngatcham and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted pictures cover a technical visit to a fish feed mill which is located at Ediki (South West) and managed by Common Initiative Group (CIG). The visit explores whether technical problems do exit in the operation. The …

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Installation of liners in fish ponds in Kenya

Photo credit: Mercy Maiyo (Kenya) Description: Mercy Maiyo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The photos show the lining process in fish ponds located in Nairobi County (Kenya). The pond shown in the picture is 150 m2. The lining is a valid approach whenever the pond soil is not naturally holding water. …

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Aquaculture station and training center celebrates the National Day in Cameroon

Photos’ credit: Marcelin Ngatcham (Cameroon) Description: Marcelin Ngatcham and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos show a segment of the celebration of Unity Day which is a holiday in Cameroon. This National Day is annually celebrated on 20 May. As seen in the photos, the “Aquaculture station & Training Centre” …

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