Sep 11 2012
Credit: Juan Suarez Sanchez (Mexico) This photo shows the cultivation of the Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in 300 m3 floating cages, in the dam of Apizaquito, Tlaxcala, Mexico. The cages are stocked at the rate of 16.7 organism m3, with trout fingerlings of 5 grams and 3 centimeters of starting average weight and length, respectively. Commercial …
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Sep 10 2012
Credit: Glenda Vélez Calabria (Colombia) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal and Glenda Vélez Calabria El Róbalo se conoce también como robalo, pez sargento o también como pez de jabón. En el pasado, aunque esta especie era popular en la pesca deportiva, no era apreciado por los …
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Sep 10 2012
Credit: Glenda Vélez Calabria (Colombia) Description:Abdel Rahman El Gamal and Glenda Vélez Calabria Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis) are also known as robalo, linesiders, sergeant fish as well as soap fish. In the …
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Sep 09 2012
Credit for the photo: David Sykora (Paraguay) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The photo shows the packing of salted mullet (Mugil sp.) before marketing. Although salted mullet is consumed all-year round, …
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Sep 08 2012
The majority of fish catch in lake Nasser belongs to about 10 species that collectively make up more than 95% of Lake Nasser catch. The predominant species sold as fresh fish are the tilapias and Nile perch, Lates niloticus, Labeo and Bagrus, while Alestes spp., Labeo spp., Hydrocynus spp., and Eutropius niloticus are salted. Salting takes …
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Sep 07 2012
Credit: Wanna Thawinwan (Thailand) The culture of whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, in Thailand follows two main farming systems in regard to water salinity. In the first system, the shrimp are farmed in normal salinity. In the low salinity system, a small area of the pond is separated from the rest of the pond using plastic …
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Sep 04 2012
Credit: Wanna Thawinwan (Thailand) The three photos address the shrimp feeding in a typical fish farm in Thailand whereas technical and economic issues are considered. Commercially formulated pelleted feed is used throughout the growing season. The pellet size and so its protein contents vary according to shrimp size as shown in the following Table. Average …
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Sep 03 2012
Credit:Wanna Thawinwan (Thailand) This photo shows a typical pond for whiteleg shrimp, Liptopenaeus vannamei in Thailand. The pond has a surface area about 16,000 m2 with a water depth of about 1-1.2 m. Shrimp farmer buys the farm requirement of shrimp post larvae (Pl 12) from a shrimp hatchery whereas shrimp are grown for 80-90 days. The paddle …
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Sep 02 2012
The export of octopus represents a significant portion of total fish export from Egypt. The octopus is harvested from the Mediterranean Sea whereas the export is carried by licensed establishments. A portion of the export is done at fresh form while most of exported octopus is at frozen form. The European markets are the key …
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Aug 27 2012
Credit: Claudia Turra (Uruguay) This facility is located in Maldonado Department, Uruguay. It´s a company dedicated to the production of Red Claw lobster to gastronomic purposes, ornamental fish like goldfish and Koi carp, and fry production of black catfish (southamerican cathfish), grass carp and Madrecita de agua (Cnesterodon desemmaculatus). The photo shows the earthen ponds …
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