Feb 03 2017
Photo credit: Willy Oviedo Pereira (Uruguay) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos were taken in a fish farm located in Sharkia, Egypt. One of the photos shows the contribution of crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) to the pond harvest while the second photo shows how a specimen of crayfish …
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Jan 30 2017
Source of the photo: Clifford Gessler, 1937. Dangerous islands Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) This black & white picture was taken in “Lofanga Island” during 1930s. This island (1.4 km2) which belongs to Kingdom of Tonga (South Pacific) is a small coastal community with only of 39 households …
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Jan 27 2017
The easiness of Azolla cultivation as well as its richness in key nutrients such as proteins, essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals has encouraged the utilization of Azolla in the feed of livestock and poultry. Moreover, Azolla has also been suggested as food stuff for human consumption. In regard to aquaculture, and …
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Jan 14 2017
Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Iron deficiency is common in aquaponic system and may lead to several adverse effects on the plants which turn pale and yellow as the iron deficiency compromises the plants ability to make chlorophyll. Iron deficiency could be detected through visual inspection. In new plant …
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Jan 09 2017
This video was filmed during a brief visit to the facility of Oman Fisheries Company (Muscat) facility in 2013. According to FAO, 99,007 tons of fish with amount of about 142.9 million US$ of fish has been exported from Oman in 2013. The major export destinations for Oman fishery products in general are the …
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Jan 07 2017
This project document has been developed by a group of trainees who participated during 2014 in the “Fish Culture Development– training course” which is annually hosted by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). This particular project addresses the commercial production of red tilapia in Colombia. Tilapia consumption and trade in Colombia has been …
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Jan 03 2017
Photo credit: Yaya Drabo (Burkina Faso) Review: Yaya Drabo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos show the fish harvest of a one-hectar pond in a private fish farm located in “Di” village, Province Sourou, Burkina Faso. The women shown in the photos are storekeepers who …
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Dec 27 2016
Photo credit: Naim Belakri (Algeria) Review: Naim Belakri and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photo shows an offshore cage farm located in Boumerdès Province, Algeria which is located on the Mediterranean Sea at the east of the capita Algeria. Cage culture for marine fish such as gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) …
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Dec 21 2016
This short study visit by Burkina Faso aquaculture and fishery delegates has been hosted by Egyptian Government and implemented by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). The technical part of the mission started with an introductory presentation on fishery resources in Egypt with special emphasis on aquaculture development. The presentation and subsequent discussion …
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Dec 16 2016
Video credit: Paola Luna Morales (Bolivia) Review: Paola Luna Morales and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) It is common in the “Beni” river to see the fishermen on their boats with outboard motor while using their sacks to keep their catch of fish alive until they return to the …
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