This video was filmed in a governmental marine hatchery located in Alexandria. The video begins with the out-door tanks of the broodstock showing their feeding activity then passing quickly by the indoor tanks. The spawning practices especially the egg sampling and the implanting of hormone capsule is shown in the end of the video. Gilthead …
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
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Jul 06 2015
Display of farmed tilapia in a fish market in Lao PDR
Photo credit: Randall Bevis (In-Seine.org) Review: Randall Bevis and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) This photo was taken in Luang Nam Tha Province where some tilapia ponds exist and provide their harvest to local markets such as this one. The people in the rural communities in Laos account for more than …
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Jul 04 2015
Controlled spawning of pike perch, (Sander lucioperca) in Poland
Credit: Roman Aszkiełowicz (Poland) Review: Roman Aszkiełowicz and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The hormone used in this given practice is the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) using a single injection of 300IU/kg of female body weight (the dose can go up to 400 IU/kg). The hormonal application synchronizes …
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Jun 30 2015
Développement de l’aquaculture à Richard-Toll (Senegal)- in French
Credit : Makhtar Ndiaye (Senegal) Dans le cadre du programme de relance des activités aquacoles, de sécurité alimentaire et de création d’emplois, mis en œuvre par la Direction Nationale de l’Aquaculture dans notre pays, un pisciculteur privé basé à Richard-Toll, a pu récolter plus de 2 tonnes de tilapia (espèces de poisson d’eau douce …
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Jun 30 2015
Aquaculture development in Richard-Toll (Senegal)
Credit : Makhtar Ndiaye (Senegal) As part of the promotion program of aquaculture, food security and job creation in Senegal, implemented by the National Directorate of Aquaculture in Senegal. This inserted photo is taken in a private farm located in Richard Toll, whereas more than two tons of tilapia is being produced. Fish …
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Jun 29 2015
African catfish in Brazil – 33-min Video
Source: www.fishconsult.org Video credit: Juan Martin Canturin Garcia (Peru) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel and website) African catfish, Clarias gariepinus was introduced from Africa to Brazil for aquaculture in 1986. However, the meat of catfish was not accepted well among consumers and hence the farming of the species is limited …
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Jun 25 2015
Why PL12 is the recommended stage for shrimp grow-out?
Photo credit: David Kawahigashi (Thailand – David Kawahigashi – Vannamei101) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photo is for a batch of post-larvae 12 (PL12) of whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) that are ready for stocking in grow-out facilities. From hatching, it takes about 21 days to reach the PL12. …
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Jun 19 2015
Feeding caged salmon – Video
Video credit and permitted by: The Scottish Salmon Company In this 1:30-min video, I would like to draw your attention to the monitoring system which allows the farm management to watch feeding activity in each cage and this would certainly help avoid overfeeding with its economics and environmental consequences.
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Jun 18 2015
Intensive tilapia aquaculture in Morocco
Photos’ credit: Walid Salah El Din (Egypt) Review: Walid Salah El Din and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos have been taken in a commercial aquaculture project in Tangier region, Morocco. The area dedicated for fish farming is about 28 hectares, on which tilapia and crayfish are farmed. The farm depends …
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Jun 17 2015
Sturgeon nutrition and feeding
Photo credit: Facundo Marquez (Estuario del Plata – Uruguay) Review: Facundo Marquez and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) This photo has been taken in a commercial caviar producing farm in Uruguay. The feed mill shown in the inserted photo belongs to the farm and produced feed and feed ingredients are certified …
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