Nov 27 2018
During our field visits to fish farms, I could lose the chance talking to African children who were in the premise of the farms. I was impressed by the young personality of both children. Amina and her brother in Tanzania asked me about my name and more questions while Peter in Kenya initiated the fist-bump …
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Nov 20 2018
Credit: Marx Perfecto C. Garcia (Philippines) This technology is observed in FFRC in Wuxi, China. It is used to produce high value species such as sea bass in intensive system. The system is operated with the use of air blowers which will create an airlift for water circulation. This method is good as it carries two …
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Nov 11 2018
Because of travels during October, my contribution to this year course has been delayed to today 11 November as I delivered my first lectures. This 10-week Fish Culture Development training course has been annually supported since 1988 by the Egyptian Government as represented in the Egyptian International Center for Agriculture (EICA). As usual, lectures in …
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Nov 07 2018
Photos’ credit: Jhons Huayanay Ostos (Peru) Review: Jhons Huayanay Ostos and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos show the culture of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Peru. The farm is located in San Mateo, Huarochiri region, Lima. The river water is the water source for the farm. The minimum and maximum …
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Nov 07 2018
This video was filmed in a village market at Kilimanjaro (Tanzania). As expected, the as a village market, very many items are vegetables, fruits, home utilities, and a lot more. In regard to fish, only dried, salted and smoked fish are displayed. Dagaa, such small fish whether dried/salted, and or smoked seemed dominated the fish …
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Oct 27 2018
The inserted video was filmed in a fish farm located in Kibisho (Kilimanjaro – Tanzania). Different types of integration are practiced on the farm including aquaculture-agriculture and aquaculture-duck production. The present video shows the fish-duck integration. The farm keeps two local strains of ducks which are reproduced on the farm through an incubator (not shown …
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Oct 25 2018
The inserted video shows the feeding of tilapia fingerlings. As shown in the video, the size of the floating pellets is too large to be swallowed by the fingerlings that are chasing the feed trying to get a bite after another. In this case, fish will spend unnecessary extra energy during feeding that would …
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Oct 24 2018
Thanks to friends who captured this happy moment while visiting Mwarda fish market (Sudan) and handling a specimen of elephant-snout fish. How nice we were able to laugh from the heart. No matter how our work schedule is tight and life turns busy, we need a moment to relief hearts. Thanks to the kind …
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Oct 24 2018
This video has been filmed during a training program held at the World Fish Center (Egypt). The present demonstration shows the spread of chicken manure over the entire bottom of the pond which is prepared for fish stocking. Typically, after the spread of the chicken manure, water is raised for about 15 to 20 cm …
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Oct 20 2018
This video was filmed in Mwarda fish market which is located in Umdorman. All fish displayed is freshwater fish with tilapia is the most preferred and traded species in the market. There are quite a few species other than tilapia including African catfish, Nile perch, and others. The market has a designated part for simple …
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