Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) This video clip was taken in a fish farm located in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt. The sampling practice highlights the followings: The feed has been used to attract tilapia to the chosen place for sampling. The operation was done very fast When large biomass was caught in the seine, the release …
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Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=10036
Dec 02 2013
Hatchery-produced tilapia Seed in Namibia
Credit: Ndikwetepo Oiva (Namibia) The photos show the facilities of a hatchery in the seed production of tilapia in Namibia. The earthen ponds shown in the photos are square of 225 m2 surface are (15×15 m). Hatched fry are stocked in aquariums and then after in plastic tanks which are furnished with a filtration system …
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Dec 02 2013
Cage fish farming in Ghana
Credit: Grace Charway (Ghana) Intensive fish farming is practiced in cages in Ghana whereas fish production from cages dominates aquaculture production amounting about 85% of total aquaculture production in 2011 whereas the number of cages was 1525 covering about 23 hectares.
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Dec 02 2013
Establishment of a tilapia hatchery at the National Aquaculture Centre, Zomba (Malawi)
Credit: G.H. Mulaleya (Malawi) The photo shows the indoor facility of a fish hatchery which has been established in April 2010 the National Aquaculture Centre (NAC) at Domas, Zomba. The hatchery has been supported with the support from USAID through the Department of Fisheries. The hatchery includes three units which are namely broodstock unit, incubation …
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Dec 01 2013
Fish farmer training and extension service in Malawi
Credit: Davie Itimu (Malawi) The photo shows an extension activity on aquaculture as represented in delivering technical information to fish farmers through videos. There are other extension methods including Farmer-to-farmer exchange of technology, Farmer Associations and cooperatives, and field days.
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=10014
Dec 01 2013
Seed production of sea cucumber in Mauritius
Credit: Boodhun Ramcharrun (Mauritius) In addition to the ecological role of sea cucumber in nutrient recycling, there is a growing demand on sea cucumber (known when processed as Bèche-de-mer) in Mauritius whether for food or for medicinal purposes. Starting 2005, the Albion Fisheries Research Centre (AFRC) has launched a program to develop technologies for the …
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Dec 01 2013
Culture of red tilapia in Mauritius
Credit: Boodhun Ramcharrun (Mauritius) Red tilapia was introduced into Mauritius from Malaysia in 1990. In order to promote tilapia farming in Mauritius, all-male red tilapia fingerlings were initially distributed to fish farmers at no cost.
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Dec 01 2013
Piloting of raft system in the culture of green mussel in Pakistan
Credit: Mukhtiar Ahmed (Pakistan) The outcomes of the pilot project on the raft culture of the green mussel (Perna viridi) indicated the possibility of the culture of green mussels using rafts. During the piloting, a satisfactory growth rate has been attained reach a length of about 11-12 cm with weight of about 40-45 g after a …
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Dec 01 2013
Culture of red tilapia in Pakistan
Credit: Mukhtiar Ahmed (Pakistan) The culture of red tilapia in Pakistan started with the import of 500 fry with an average weight of 2.5 g from Thailand in March 2011 by Livestock & Fisheries Department, Government of Sindh. After the further nursing and grow-out of imported tilapia, the spawning has been carried out in breeding hapas …
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Nov 27 2013
Proliferation of janitor fish (Pterygoplichthys sp.) in Laguna de Bay (Philippines)
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) The proliferation of janitor fish is an alarming issue in Laguna de Bay. Two species of janitor fish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis and Pterygoplichthys disjuntivus ) which initially thrive in the lake due to escapement from ponds had an impact on the environment which favored their establishment. The high load of nutrients …
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