Video credit: Ahmed Shaheen (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) This video was filmed in a shrimp operation in Vietnam The practice of feeding snail meat to farmed shrimp in many Asian countries has been a popular and widely used practice in Asian countries. The driving force behind the use of …
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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Oct 21 2014
Culture of “Paiche”, Arapaima gigas in floating cages in Lake Imiria, Peru
Photos’ credit: Fred Chu-Koo via Juan Martin Canturin Garcia (Peru) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The large demand on “Paiche” in Peurvian and international markets encouraged the farming initiative of the species especially in the light of its excellent characteristics including its high growth rate, no intramuscular spines, and tolerance to …
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Oct 20 2014
Tilapia sampling in a fish pond at Mkuranga District, Tanzania
Credit: Fadhili Ruzika (Tanzania) The photos show a privately owned tilapia fish pond located at Mkuranga District, Coastal Region. It is apparently that this particular pond was over-fertilized that resulted in dense plankton bloom which required water exchange. The second photo shows the sampling of tilapia in that day.
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Oct 19 2014
Production of YY super male of Nile tilapia (a diagram)
This 1-page diagram describes the production of the YY super male of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). When the YY male is mated with normal females of Nile tilapia, the progeny should be all-males. The mass production of YY males has been described in the diagram. Note: although this diagram can be used independently, the diagram …
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Oct 19 2014
Applications of genetics in aquaculture and fishery (principles – selection and hybridization – sex reversal – advanced breeding technologies)
This lecture was delivered on the 19th of October, 2014 in the Fish Culture Development training course that is annually organized by the Egyptian International Center for Agriculture (EICA). The lecture starts with principles of genetics and breeding focusing on those related to breeding programs. Qualitative and quantitative traits are covered. The effective breeding number …
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Oct 13 2014
Aerating earthen fish ponds using tubing technology in Pakistan
Credit: Muhammad Shahid Iqbal (Tawakkal)- Pakistan The pond shown in the photo has an acreage of 2.5 acres. The aeration in such system depends on fresh air that is pushed into the pipes by an electricity-operated blower and it comes out in small bubbles through aero-tubes that are fixed at pond bottom. The fish stocked in …
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Oct 10 2014
Fish Culture Development training course – Egypt (2014)
The technical session of the 75-day “Fish Culture Development” training course started in Cairo on the 9th of October, 2014. This annually organized training course is supported by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). The participants in the 2014 course are Abu Talukder and Zahangir Alam (Bangladesh), Codyo Bertin Ahokin (Benin), Rory Felix (Bolivia), Ana Maria …
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Oct 08 2014
Assessment of feed consumption and shrimp condition in earthen ponds in Vietnam – Video
Credit for the video: Ahmed Shaheen – Egypt Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) This video was filmed in a shrimp pond in Vietnam. It seems from the aeration system that the pond is managed at intensive level. Because the high cost of shrimp feed, efforts are spent to minimize the …
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Oct 07 2014
Livelihoods and cage farming of Nile tilapia in Lake Volta (Ghana)
Credit:Patrick Appenteng (Ghana) The insert shows a fish farmer in a local canoe while feeding his caged fish in Lake Volta. The cages shown in the photo are located in Asuogyaman District of Ghana. As almost all cage activity in Ghana, Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is the favorite species. This particular farm consists of 4 …
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Oct 03 2014
Pole method in the culture of mussels
Photo credit: Ahmed Shaheen (Egypt) Technical review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) This photo was taken in Vietnam. There are several mussel species in Vietnam especially green mussels (Perna viridis). As in many places in the world, the farming methods for oysters and mussels are well established. Being an off-bottom method in …
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