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Fish smoking practices in thirteen African, Asian and European countries

I decided to bring in posts on fish smoking in 13 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. If you visit, you notice that smoking practices may vary. You will also notice the smoking protocols are either general or designed for specific species such as African catfish, rainbow trout or eels. The links below refers to …

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Smoked eels in the Netherlands

Credit: Magd Al-Bawaab (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)   Hot smoked eels in Holland are popular and are eaten as a delicacy and so eel smoking is a big business whether in processing or trade. The photos here are taken in a smoking operation in Holland. Eels of about 350 …

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Partial harvest of Indian white shrimp in Egypt – Video

Video credit: Ahmed Shaheen (Egypt) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of channel and website) This video was filmed in a shrimp farm located along Port Said-Damietta road (Egypt) The video shows the partial harvest of the Indian white shrimp (Penaeus indicus). Some farmers adopt the partial harvest mainly for marketing purpose. In this system, …

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Cage culture of silver carp in River Nile in Egypt – Video

Source: www.fishconsult.org Video credit: Fadhili Ruzika (Tanzania) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the site and video channel) This video was taken during May, 2014 in Damietta region (Egypt) The culture of silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix in cages in River Nile, Egypt is a 3-year old practice. Tilapia used to be the principal species …

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Facilities at the Solwezi Aquaculture Research Station, Zambia

Credit: Majorie Mbambara (Zambia) The photos show the facilities of “Solwezi Aquaculture Research Station” which includes experimental ponds of rectangular shape. One of the photos shows experimental hapas placed in the experimental ponds. Also, one photo shows green waters as a result of fertilization. The station is located in Solwezi district, North Western Province, Zambia. …

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Common fishing boats operating in Kalawewa reservoir, SriLanka

Credit: Ajith Kumara (SriLanka) The photo shows a type of fishing boats that are used as the major craft in inland reservoirs (Kalawewa reservoir: North central province of SriLanka). The boat is made of fiber glass while the supporting part (for balancing purpose) is made of wood.    

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Le fumage du poisson au Cameroun – in French

Credit: Innocent Zambou (Cameroun) Il s’agit d’un four amélioré de genre Altona muni d’un toit et d’une porte métallique. Il dispose de beaucoup de claies superposées qui permettent de fumer une grande quantité de poissons a la fois. La condensation de la chaleur dans ce four est très élevée parce que la porte métallique  en …

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Improved fish smoking in Cameroon

Credit: Innocent Zambou (Cameroon) The photos show an improved method in fish smoking in Cameroon. The improvement is mainly related to the oven which is furnished by a roof and a metal door. The smoker is equipped with overlapping screens that allow smoking a large amount of fish at a time. The metal door of the …

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Shrimp eye-stalk ablation – Video

Video credit: Ahmed Shaheen (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Channel founder) This video was filmed in a commercial shrimp hatchery in Vietnam. The eye-stalk ablation was commercially adopted in the early 1970s as an effective means in the maturation and spawning of shrimp females. The eye-stalk is the source of Gonadotropin Inhibiting Hormone (GIH) …

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Sorting the fish catch at a landing site in Gabon

Credit: Chantal and Jean Michel Sengue Ngoulou Megne Me Zeng (Gabon) The people around the canoe are fishermen and transporters who are sorting the catch. The fish are sorted by species and size. Hogfish, bass, bream and sole are the most expensive and the most popular fish to people. It may be of interest to know …

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