This short video was taken on 9 June, 2012 at: Monterey Bay Aquarium, California, USA Introduction: The Giant Pacific Octopus or North Pacific Giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), is claimed to be the largest or the second largest octopus in the world. This animal belongs to the genus Enteroctopus, order Octopoda. Octopuses are cephalopod mollusks characterized …
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Jun 11 2012
Cage farming of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Dogodogo, Burundi
Credit: Alain Manirambona (Burundi) The first floating cage in Burundi was installed in April 2012 in the lake Dogodogo, Cibitoke province. This cage is 6×6 m, and has 4 compartments. The juveniles of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus have been stocked in the cage. The first picture shows the cage during assembling near the beach, the next shows …
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Jun 10 2012
Fish stocking of Susu Dam in Ghana
Credit: Grace Charway (Ghana) This is stocking of the Susu dam which has a surface area of 1.0 ha in the Lawra district in the Upper West Region, Ghana. The fingerlings were taken from the Billibor dam by the fishermen in the community under the supervision of officials from the Fisheries Commission. As been established, about …
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Jun 10 2012
Sexing tilapia fingerlings by women in Gabon (in French)
Credit: Charles Ibinga Maganga (Gabon) Ici c’est une journée de sexage à SIAT/GABON, regarder la forme des épuisettes avec leur cerceau en liane; les femmes récupèrent les tilapia fingerlings (Pm≈ 40gr) dans les 30 étangs de pré-grossissements (36m²/étang); les mises en charge dans ces étangs se font à 20 alevins/m². Par jour je sexe environs 3500 …
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Jun 07 2012
A typical fish market in Banito city, Unity state (South Sudan)
Credit: Juma Frezar (South Sudan) The two photos show a typical fish market in Banito city, Unity State (South Sudan). One of the photos shows the customers who could not find their target fresh fish as what was there was dried fish of lower consumer preference. The second photo shows a fish trader who refused to …
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Jun 05 2012
Reproduction of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Kenya (Egg stripping and fertilization)
Credit: Edwin Muga (Kenya) Striping eggs from a gravid female: The stripping of the female is done under experienced hands of the hatchery personnel at the Kibaru trout hatchery on the slopes of Mount Kenya, Kenya. Egg fertilization: The second photo shows the mixing of the sperm from a male brooder with the previously stripped eggs. Rainbow …
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Jun 05 2012
Reproduction of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Kenya (inspecting a broodfish)
Credit: Edwin Muga (Kenya) The Ministry of Fisheries Development’s Fisheries Secretary, Prof Charles Ngugi inspects a brooder of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at the Kibaru Hatchery, Kiganjo on the slopes of Kenya’s highest Mountain (Mt. Kenya) Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its clarity. However, we trust you will …
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Jun 04 2012
Reproduction of African catfish in Burundi (in French) – a 27-min movie
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) Source: fishconsult.org The movie has been developed and owned by Kunagura Ubworozi (Burundi). This 27-minute movie includes the handling of African catfish broodstock, checking the sexual maturation, extraction of pituitary gland, adminstration of the pituitary gland extract, and the ovulation of female broodstock. The movie also presents the sacrificing of catfish …
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Jun 03 2012
Traditional fishing in a seasonal pond in rural areas (Gabon) – In French
Credit: Charles Ibinga Maganga (Gabon) Pêche artisanale dans un étang saisonnier en milieu rural : ici ce sont des femmes et des enfants qui pêchent un étang mixte de tilapia et clarias, avec des petites nasses circulaires dont le support est en liane (portant un filet fabrique artisanalement de petites mailles≈ 6mm). Note: We decided not …
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Jun 03 2012
Capture fisheries in the Siiru Dam, Ghana
Credit: Grace Charway (Ghana) This photo shows the capture fisheries in the Siiru Dam in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. This is a fisherman displaying his catch using a set net of mesh size 3 inch. Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset …
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