Aug 05 2013
Credit: America B. Garcia (Panama) Los objetivos del programa de acuicultura en Panamá son: Proveer con proteína barata de excelente calidad al agricultor de subsistencia. Reducir la demanda nacional que existe sobre la carne roja mediante la producción de especies acuaticas. Aumentar la producción de organismos acuáticos en cuerpos de aguas naturales y artificiales. Promover el …
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Aug 05 2013
Credit: Rosa Libia Bellido (Panama) Rural aquaculture is encouraged in poor societies to provide a good source of animal protein necessary for fighting child malnutrition as well as for improving the living conditions. Yields obtained in such systems vary between 0.5 and 1.0 lb /m2/year. For the sustainability of this system, technical assistance is provided through a …
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Aug 05 2013
Credit:G. Venkata Raju (India) Review:G. Venkata Raju and Abdel Rahman El Gamal The photo shows a modern fish market in Nellore that has been constructed with hygienic conditions. The building was constructed by the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), and the Municipal Corporation of Nellore in the city. Establishing a fish market …
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Aug 04 2013
Photo credit: G. Venkata Raju (India) Review: G. Venkata Raju and Abdel Rahman El Gamal The two photos show the process of fish stocking in Chandil reservoir of Jharkhand State. In order to boost to fish production, the state government has decided to support a program for releasing fingerlings in the reservoir. The government …
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Aug 04 2013
Credit: G. Venkata Raju (India) Review: G. Venkata Raju and Abdel Rahman El Gamal The two photos show a model of homestead farms that are run by rural unemployed people in their homes. These farms are engaged in ornamental fish production. These farms are linked to satellite farms that provide fish seedlings as well …
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Aug 04 2013
Credit: John Francis Ababio (Ghana) Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) is a delicacy in the coastal areas of Ghana. This fish is usually fried and sold along the streets in these areas. However, most of the commercial cuttlefish is done by foreign vessels. The catch is exported to China and some parts of Europe. It can be seen …
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Aug 03 2013
Credit: John Francis Ababio (Ghana) The pictures were taken at Elmina; a fishing community along the coast in the Central Region of Ghana. Sun drying is very common in fishing communities: both inland and marine fisheries. Salted and dried fish is quite cheaper than both fresh and smoked fish. Low-income customers sometimes go in for the …
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Aug 03 2013
Credit: John Francis Ababio (Ghana) The two photos show fish smoking in Elmina in the Central Region of Ghana. Fish is smoked using an oven constructed with mud bricks. This oven is called the Chorkor smoker. Smoking is mostly done by fishmongers who buy the fresh fish from fishermen. In Ghana, most of the fishing vessels …
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Jul 31 2013
Credit: Rosa Bellido de Cedeno (Panama) Review: Rosa Bellido de Cedeno and Abdel Rahman El Gamal Guapote tiger, Parachromis managuensis is native to the Republic of Costa Rica and Lake of the Republic of Nicaragua. It has more of common names including “jaguar cichlid”, “jaguar guapote” or “managua …
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Jul 31 2013
Photo credit: Hussein Ali Mohammed Alshihi (Oman) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Historic information: Artificial reefs have been around for hundreds of years starting in Japan in the 1600s. The sunken or deteriorating ship wrecks and vessels (e.g. cars, bus bodies, and railroad cars) have been utilized to attract fish and enhance fishery …
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