Category: Photos

Culture of mud crab, Scylla serrate in Myanmar

Credit:Myo Naing Oo (Myanmar) Mud crab, Scylla serrate enjoys a high market demand and so high price especially in South Asian Countries. The interest in mud crab aquaculture is based on their rapid growth in captivity. The photos show a demonstrative scheme for the grow-out and seed production of mud crab which has been developed by …

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Especies Exoticas Invasoras en Honduras (in Spanish)

Credit: Carolina Cardona (Honduras) La presencia del Pez León Pterois  volitans en las aguas del Caribe Centroamericano se hizo manifiesta hace aproximadamente 2 años registrándose en Belice,  Guatemala y en Honduras, de igual manera se ha localizado en Nicaragua y Costa Rica. En Honduras los primeros registros se determinaron en Roatán, Islas de La Bahía, por …

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Culture and consumption of giant gourami, Osphronemus goramy in Indonesia

Photos’ credit: Anna Jamil (Indonesia)                   Description: Anna Jamil and Abdel Rahman El Gamal The giant gourami, Osphronemus goramy can be easily grown in variety of systems and on variety of feed sources. In Indonesia, giant gourami is cultured in ponds and cages. Being a herbivore, the species can be fed on soft leaves of …

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Principales especies de peces introducidas en República Dominicana (in Spanish)

Credit: Rafael A. Perez Ovalle (Dominican Republic) Durante los años 60 y 70, varias especies de peces fueron introducidos para la acuicultura en la República Dominicana. Estos incluyen, lobina (Micropterus salmoides), carpa común (Cyprinus carpio), tres especies de tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, O. plateada y O. rendalli) y así como el crawfish (Procambarus clarke). La foto muestra el …

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Key introduced fish species in Dominican Republic

Credit: Rafael A. Perez Ovalle (Dominican Republic) During 60s and 70s, several fish species were introduced for aquaculture in Dominican Republic. These include, largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), common carp (Cyprinus carpio), three tilapia species (Oreochromis niloticus, O. plateada and O. rendalli), and crawfish (Procambarus clarke).  The photo shows largemouth bass. Note: We decided not to watermark the …

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Pacu, tilapia y cachama en un sistema de policultivo en República Dominicana (in Spanish)

Credit: Rafael A. Perez Ovalle (Dominican Republic) Un ejemplo es de sembrar las especies mojarra y la especies cachama en el mismo estanque, la mojarra es de agua alta (mantiene en la superficie) y la cachama es de agua baja (mantiene por debajo de los 50 centímetros de la superficie), por lo que el alimento …

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Enhancement of natural fishery stocks in Cambodia

Credit: Nyro Tum (Cambodia) The photo shows the communities members during the release of fish fingerlings into a targeted water body as a part of improvement the nature fishery stocks. Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its clarity. However, we trust you will notify us if you wish to use …

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Centro Nacional De Investigacion Piscicola El Carao (Honduras) – in Spanish

Credit: Carolina Cardona (Honduras) En Honduras funciona el Centro Nacional de Investigación Piscícola El Carao, el cual se encuentra ubicado en el Departamento de Comayagua. Dicho centro se encuentra bajo el manejo de Secretaria  de Agricultura y Ganadería (SAG) a través de la  Dirección General de Pesca y Acuicultura (DIGEPESCA), este es un centro piscícola demostrativo, …

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Cultura de guapote tigre (Parachromis managuensis) en Panamá – in Spanish

Credit: Rosa Libia Bellido (Panama) Es originario del norte de la República de Costa Rica y el Lago de la República de Nicaragua. Características de las especies en relación con la acuicultura: Carnívoro (predador); Se reproduce fácilmente y en forma natural en el estanque; Resistente al manejo y enfermedades; Es muy prolífico pero depreda sus propias crías & Se usa …

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Demonstration of open sea cages for Asian sea bass and lobsters in India

Credit: G. Venkata Raju (India) –  (gvraju_fisheries@yahoo.co.in) With the support of NFDB and CMFRI, this project was established to demonstrate the techno economic viability of open sea cage farming for taking up of culture of Asian sea bass, lobsters etc. A production of about 4 tons of sea bass and 1 ton of lobsters per cage of …

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