Category: Aquaculture

This collection of photos includes various farmed species of fin-fish, shell fish, seaweed and others as well as the farming practices carried out in many countries in the world

Culture of rainbow trout and Siberian sturgeon in the northern highlands of Thailand (post one of two)

Credit: Parinya Sutthinon (Thailand) Review: Parinya Sutthinon and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)     The inserted pictures are a part of the Royal-Inthanon Project located in the mountain area in Chiangmai Province, Thailand. The Royal Project which was founded in 1969 aimed to help the hill-tribe poor people who lived in …

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Adoption of integrated agriculture-aquaculture (IAA) in Malawi (Video)

Source: www.fishconsult.org         The video addresses the development and adoption of integrated agriculture-aquaculture (IAA) in Malawi. The WorldFish Center (formerly The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, ICLARM) in collaboration with Malawi Government and support of donors has been the primary agent in developing IAA approaches in Malawi during 1980s. The …

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Cage culture of tilapia in Lake Kivu (Rwanda)

This project document has been developed by a group of trainees who participated during 2015 in the “Fish Culture Development – Africa training course” which is annually hosted by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA) in partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The proposed location of this project is Lake Kive , Rwanda. …

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Cage culture of spiny lobster in Indonesia

Photo credit: Credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)         The culture of spiny lobster (Palinuridae) in Indonesia has begun in “Lombok” in the early 2000s where the naturally settled “pueruli” are abundant. The production of spiny lobster to date is based mainly on naturally settled …

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Cage culture of gilthead seabream and European seabass in the region of Leros Island (Greece)

Photo credit: Kyriakos Stamatiou (Greece) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)         Greece is currently the largest producer of European seabass (Dicentrachus labrax) and gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) in the region producing more than 73,300 and 48600 tons of seabream and seabass respectively in 2013 (FAO). Similarly, Greece is …

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Skipjack fishery in the Maldives

Photo credit: Tim Huntington (UK – Poseidon) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)         The landing of skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the Maldives amounts about 20% of the reported total Indian Ocean skipjack catch whereas the catches in the Maldives peaked in 2006 amounting to 138,000 tons, but have been …

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Cage culture of rainbow trout in Lake Tota (Colombia)

Photo credit: Karen Sachica Cepeda (Colombia) Review: Karen Sachica Cepeda and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)       Lake Tota with its 15,000-acre coverage is the largest lake in Colombia. The lake is located in the east of Boyacá department, inside the Province of Sugamuxi, and is the source of the Upia River which flows into the Orinoco River basin. Lake Tota …

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Pond culture of rainbow trout in Ecuador

Photo credit: Diego Mauricio Carrillo Freire (Ecuador) Review: Diego Mauricio Carrillo Freire and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)         The introduction of trout (Oncorhynchusmykiss) into Ecuador took place in 1940s for sport fishing and then after used in aquaculture. According to FAO statistics, trout production from aquaculture amounted 3,200 …

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Cage aquaculture of tilapia in Zambia

Photos’ credit: Alick Grunnie Mbewe (Zambia) Review: Alick Grunnie Mbewe  and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)         The inserted photos show Cage fish farming in Lumwana Dam in Solwezi District. This consists of 12 cages measuring 12 m X8 m X2 m deep. The promotion of tilapia cage aquaculture …

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Shrimp aquaculture in Colombia

Photo credit: Camilo Cristian Suarez Barazeta (Colombia) Review:  Camilo Cristian Suarez Barazeta and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)       The inserted shrimp farm shows a shrimp farm in Punta Canoa Cartagena, Colombia. Colombian shrimp production from aquaculture has witnessed significant fluctuations due to the high losses caused by the Taura …

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