Mar 24 2016
Photo credit: Troutlodge (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The “PIT tags” stands for “Passive Integrated Transponders”. A PIT tag is biologically inert small glass-encapsulated electronic microchip that varies in size, usually between 10 and 14 millimeters long (12.5 mm is standard) and about 2 millimeters in diameter. …
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Mar 20 2016
Video credit: Hai DO Xuan (Vietnam) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) has been introduced to the northern mountain region of Vietnam contributing significantly through aquaculture in the improvement of local farmers’ income, food security and farmers’ livelihood especially in the Northern provinces, including Hai Duong, Ninh Binh, …
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Mar 19 2016
Photo credit: Gove Hambidge, 1955. The story of FAO. Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture which was published in 1955 shows a group of Thai women (and boys) while using the plunge baskets in capturing fish. Traditionally, plunge baskets are mainly a subsistence gear attracting the …
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Mar 16 2016
Photo credit: World Fish Center Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Fermented fish has been a traditional and highly popular food in Bangladesh. Fermentation as a method of preservation still enjoys popularity in many developing countries owing to its simplicity and low cost of processing. The Fermentation of fish takes place as …
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Mar 12 2016
Video credit: Herman Hennig (Argentine) Source: www.fishconsult.org This video was filmed in a raceway trout farm located in Mendoza province. At the beginning of the twentieth century, several species of salmon including several trout species were introduced with the objective of stocking the Patagonian lakes for sport fishing and then after in aquaculture. …
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Mar 11 2016
This video was filmed on January, 6, 2015 during to my visit to Sacramento (the capital of California), USA. As shown in the video, this mini aquaponic has been established in the front porch of Mr. Paul Trudeau, house, my host who toured me two more aquaponic projects. The one shown in this …
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Mar 09 2016
Video credit: Patricia Martin Cabrera (United Arab Emirates) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video was filmed at Ras Muhammad, Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) and is a small part of much longer video which was filmed is the premise of the British navy ship “Thistlegorm” which was built in …
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Mar 08 2016
Credit: Ajith Kumara (SriLanka) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Mud Crab (Scylla serrata) which is also called mangrove crab belongs to the family of swimming crabs (Portunidae). This is an economically important species of crabs and considered highly esteemed as food whereas the flesh from its claws and walking legs …
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Mar 08 2016
Photo credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Increased market demand as well as the price of mud crabs, coupled with dwindling wild stocks, resulted in great interest in mud crab aquaculture in many countries especially in Asia where crabs are at highest demand. Among the …
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Mar 03 2016
Photo credit: World Fish Center Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Rice and fish have been an essential part of the life of Bangladeshi people from time immemorial. Due to the high birth rate, the demand for rice and fish in Bangladesh is constantly increasing each year. Bearing in …
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