Unlike most overwintering systems whereas concrete or fiberglass tanks are commonly used under greenhouses, you will see in this videos the overwintering of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus takes place in hapas placed in earthen ponds. This system is far economical and more practical especially overwintered fish continues to be in the nursing or holding ponds …
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Dec 16 2013
Sea turtles (introduction – distribution – breathing – salt glands – utilization) – Video
Video credit: Glenda Vélez Calabria (Colombia) – Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video was taken in mundo marino and te mostramos lo que pasa en el fondo, Colombia Introduction: Sea turtles have been around for a very long time and are one of the earth’s most ancient creatures since the time of dinosaurs which …
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Dec 14 2013
Sistemas de cultivo de abanico (Argopecten purpuratus) en Perú – in Spanish
Credit: David Mendoza Ramirez (Peru) Desarrollado a lo largo del litoral peruano, empleando principalmente sistemas suspendidos (Long Line). Los niveles de producción de estas especies son de mayor escala (mayores a 50 TM/año). El principal destino de comercialización es el mercado internacional. Su principal desventaja consiste en una fuerte dependencia de las condiciones ambientales para …
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Dec 14 2013
Culture systems of Peruvian scallop (Argopecten purpuratus) in Peru
Credit: David Mendoza Ramirez (Peru) The culture of Peruvian scallop has developed along the Peruvian coast, mainly systems using suspended (Long Line). Production levels of this species are larger scale (greater than 50 tons/year). The main target market of the scallop is the international market. The main disadvantage of this system lies in its dependence on …
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Dec 14 2013
Aquaculture development in Mali
Credit: Sekou Oumar Coulibaly and Bamba Kadidiatou Soumare (Mali) Aquaculture in Mali is relatively recent and was first practiced in the early 80s. The prolonged drought negatively affected the development of aquaculture and reduced its contribution in the programs for rural and agricultural development. Launching a 3-year Mali/CRSP Project (2007-2010) targeted to promote aquaculture through …
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Dec 08 2013
Contribution of women in aquaculture and capture fishery in Nepal
Credit: Deepak Bhusal (Nepal) The photos and the graph show the active contribution of women in aquaculture and capture fishery in Nepal. However, the contribution level varies among the two sectors. While 60.4% of the work force in capture fishery is credit to women, the contribution of women in aquaculture is reduced to 32.6%.
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Dec 07 2013
Construction of traditional fishing gears in Nepal
Credit: Deepak Bhusal (Nepal) The photos show the construction of traditional fishing gears which are made of locally available materials. The gears shown are trap-type gears.
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Dec 06 2013
Cage farming of tilapia in Lake Victoria (Uganda) – Video
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) Source: www.fishconsult.org Because of the declining of fish harvest in Lake Victoria, means for boosting the fish harvest in the lake has been explored. The adoption of cage fish farming seemed the practical option to adopt. Early in 2012, under the government of Uganda – China Friendship Agriculture Technology Centre, a …
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Dec 05 2013
Cage culture of red tilapia in Colombia
Credit: Ever Edrey Hernandez (Colombia) Cage aquaculture in Colombia produced 23,366 tons in 2010 representing about 34.5% of total Colombian aquaculture in that year (67,679 tons). Tilapia culture – in particular red tilapia- represents about 83% of total tilapia aquaculture in Colombia (cages and ponds). In the same time, tilapia dominates total cage aquaculture as …
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Dec 04 2013
Establishment of small-scale fish hatcheries in SriLanka
Credit: Ananda Sugathapala (SriLanka) The annual requirement of fish fingerlings for Mahaweli system H is about 2.5 million. The two operating hatcheries target to supply the requirement of fingerlings. The two hatcheries are maintained by two farmer groups at Pahalahalmillewa and meegalewa block. The annual fingerling production of the two hatcheries is about two millions.
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