Aug 14 2013
Credit: Worawut Koedprang (Thailand) Review: Worawut Koedprang and Abdel Rahman El Gamal The photo shows a typical shrimp pond after drainage and harvesting. The sediment piles and scatters on pond bottom. In order to ensure a healthy production cycle, these organic piles should be removed before starting a new crop.
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Aug 14 2013
Credit: Worawut Koedprang (Thailand) Review: Worawut Koedprang and Abdel Rahman El Gamal The photo shows a foot bath placed at the entrance of shrimp pond. This simple facility helps to minimize the chances of disease infection/transfer. Potassium permanganate at 10 mg/l or iodophore at 200 mg/l are common disinfectants used in foot …
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Aug 13 2013
Spirulina is characterized by its high content of protein in regard to the amino acids as well as the essential fatty-acids. The photo which was taken during 1998 shows the culture of Spirulina as carried out in the research facilities at Monastir, Tunisia. The culture of Spirulina, “Arthrospira platensis” has different purposes that include: Feeding …
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Aug 13 2013
Photo credit: Samart Detsathit (Thailand) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Brine shrimp, (Artemia sp.) are among the key live food provided during the larval stages of marine fish species. Because the content of artemia of lipids and fatty acids …
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Aug 13 2013
Photo credit: Temporarily unidentified Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Even though, there are a decent number of freshwater species, only three species are the key farmed species. These species are flathead …
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Aug 12 2013
Credit: John Francis Ababio (Ghana) The two photos are for the Common stingray, (Dasyatis pastinaca) in Elmina fish market along the coast in the Central Region of Ghana. Even though the species is not very common and its marketing is not very good, it is quite expensive.
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Aug 07 2013
Credit: Rodrigo Rivera González (Chile) The photos show phases of the Macrocystis pyrifera production in a specialized laboratory in Chile. As the organism reaches 10-cm long, they are transferred for grow-out in the open sea, attached with a fine polirope in the base of the plantule to a longline 25-mm diameter – 100 m long. Better results have …
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Aug 07 2013
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) The production and dispersal of quality fingerlings is a national program of BFAR. The fingerlings are produced by the national and regional centers. The species are mainly tilapia, freshwater prawn, common carp, freshwater catfish and ornamental fish. The beneficiaries of the dispersal are farmers, researchers, other government agencies, other BFAR …
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Aug 06 2013
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) Stock Now Pay Later Program is a program implemented only in BFAR Region 4A aimed to help the poor fisherfolk/farmers who cannot afford to buy tilapia fingerlings needed for grow-out. Beneficiaries of this program are mostly fish cage and fish pen operators in Laguna de Bay and Taal Lake areas. Payment …
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Aug 05 2013
Credit: John Francis Ababio (Ghana) The picture shows students constructing a fish pond as part of their practical training. It is not a typical sized pond. This was done just to give the students practical skills in pond construction and for in-school practical lessons. At the moment, hand building fish pond is the common practice in …
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