Sep 29 2013
Credit: Oswaldo Mayta Castellanos via Wilder Rodrìguez Arteaga (Peru) Inducción del Desove: Estimulación Térmica (variaciones escalonadas de temperatura) Estimulación Química (adición de gametos, adición de peroxido de hidrogeno, irradiación del agua de mar con UV, Serotonina, etc.) Estimulación Mecánica (manipulación, exposición al aire, adicción de altas cantidades de microalgas, etc.).
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Sep 28 2013
Photo credit: Jaime Uribe and Lury Garcia (Colombia) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The possible contribution of “arapaima” (Arapaima gigas) is based on its successful farming in some countries especially in Brazil. The farming of arapaima is done as a part of the conservation of the species or for commercial operations. The potential development of …
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Sep 28 2013
Photo credit: BE Jean Jacques Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The integration between rice and fish is an old practice in Madagascar that goes back to around 1900. The practice began with several fish species which are namely common carp (Cyprinus carpio), goldfish (Carassius auratus), and black diamond cichlid (Paratilapia pollen). Recently, tilapia is being …
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Sep 28 2013
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) According to 2005 statistics, the production of milkfish in brackishwater in the Philippines comprised the largest proportion of milkfish production, followed by fish cage farming in marine waters and finally the culture of the species in pens in freshwater areas. In regard to the productivity of the species per unit …
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Sep 26 2013
Credit: Mohamed El Gazzar (Egypt) This project is is located in Mullak Valley, Ismaelia, Egypt. This integrated project has two main components; fish and horticulture. The total acreage of the project is 8 hectares. Fish production component includes four 250-m3 tanks of 130 cm water depth. One of which, is allocated for the production of …
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Sep 25 2013
Credit: Eudes Emilio Sanchez (Colombia) This image was taken in the Centro de investigación y produccion acuicola Henry von Prahl “Research and Production Center Aquaculture Henry Von Prahl” of the Pacific University, in the municipality of Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca – Colombia. In the photo one can see a coconut palm and lush greenery around in …
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Sep 25 2013
Credit: Yvonne Roessner (Germany) The attached photos are from Germany on the farming of Mytilus edulis (blue mussel) in the Kiel Fjord (Western Baltic Sea, brackish water with approximately 15 PSU salinity). Mussels are grown on longlines (100m long, 7.5m distant from each other, 10 m water depth). On the longlines mussel substrates (collector material during …
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Sep 25 2013
This video was taken in Monterey Bay Aquarium (USA) Introduction: Sea pens are colonial invertebrate marine cnidarians which belong to the order “Pennatulacea”. They are named because of their upright feathered appearance that resemblance the old fashioned quill pens. It is believed they occur in shallow and deep waters in tropical and temperate waters worldwide. …
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Sep 23 2013
Credit: Eudes Emilio Sanchez (Colombia) The fish specimen shown in the photo is White Cachama, (Piaractus brachypomus) which belongs to the family Serrasalmidae. The Cachama white is a native to Colombia and widely distributed within South America, The species enjoys consumer preference and so good market due to its good quality flesh. This species suits well …
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Sep 23 2013
Credit: Eudes Emilio Sanchez (Colombia) The top structures seen over the fish ponds are lines of thread, which are used as a network to prevent fish poaching by birds. These lines of thread are made of weather-resistant materials, and must be placed at a height of 1.8 meters above pond dikes to act against birds and …
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