Aug 18 2012
Credit: Emmanuel Hahirwabasenga and Rwigiriza Augustin Kanimba (Rwanda) The two photos show Kigembe tilapia hatchery along with tilapia nursery ponds. The facility is situated in the southern province about 25km from the second largest capital city called Huye. The facility which is owned by the Government is responsible for the multiplication of fingerlings. Note: We …
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Aug 16 2012
Credit: Emmanuel Hahirwabasenga and Rwigiriza Augustin Kanimba (Rwanda) These photos show the integration of large animals as source of fertilizer in a small-scale fish farm owned by cooperative farmers in Nyagasambu site. The number of animals is sufficient to produce enough manure as required by the fish farm. Note: We decided not to watermark the …
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Aug 15 2012
This video was taken at Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, USA in June 2012 Breeding: The African Penguin reaches breeding maturity in about four years. They form nesting colonies, with pairs returning to the breeding site year after year. The breeding nests are usually found on coastal islands, where pairs construct their nests from their hardened excrements …
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Aug 14 2012
This video was taken at Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, USA in June 2012 The black-footed penguins or African penguins, Spheniscus demersus are water birds which belong to the family Spheniscidae Description: Black-footed penguins when fully developed grow to 60-70 centimeters tall and weigh between 2 and 5 kilograms. These penguins have black backs, faces, wings, feet and …
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Aug 11 2012
Credit for the photo: Gabriel Salvo (Chile) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This photo was taken in the fish market at Gotemburg, Sweden Monkfish and goosefish are the most common English names for the genus Lophius. Angler fish and all-mouth are also used for the monkfish. Atlantic monkfish, Lophius americanus, does exist in the Atlantic Ocean while …
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Aug 05 2012
Credit: Claudio Alvarez (Peru) Construcción de estanques artesanales.para el cultivo de truchas arco iris Oncorhynchus mykiss, en la ciudad de Carhuaz-Huaraz. 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 a picture or more. This is expected and …
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Aug 05 2012
Credit: Claudio Alvarez (Peru) Construcción de jaulas artesanales para cultivo de truchas arco iris Oncorhynchus mykiss, en la ciudad de Puno, con participación mayoritaria de mujeres campesinas. 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 a picture …
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Aug 01 2012
Tracing the caption of this video, I was able to find out that this video was taken in a shrimp farm in Suez (Egypt) and shared with me unlabeled. The credit of the video should go to a friend who I do not remember This video shows the harvesting of shrimp in a shrimp farm …
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Jul 28 2012
Credit: Emmanuel Hahirwabasenga and Rwigiriza Augustin Kanimba (Rwanda) The two photos show the tilapia research facilities at Kigembe aquaculture research station. The station is located in the Southern part of the Country found at least 25km from the 2nd largest city called Huye. One of the photos shows the tanks used to supply water to …
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Jul 25 2012
These two photos were taken at the Sea World, USA in June 2012 Characteristics: The California spiny lobster is one of the largest spiny lobster species, and typically grows to a length of 30 centimeters. Males can weigh up to 12 kilograms and Adults can grow to be more than 2 feet long. Spiny lobsters may …
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