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

Red Sea fishes – Steinitz Goby, Amblyeleotris steinitzi (Distribution – description – feeding)

The Steinitz Goby, Amblyeleotris steinitzi is also known as Steinitz’ Prawn Goby, that is a small size species which belongs to the family Gobiidae. It is found from the shallow parts of the Red Sea through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean. The species inhabits sandy bottoms on seaward reefs and is found at moderate depth of …

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Fishing canoes at the Kpong landing site, Manya Krobo (Ghana)

Credit: Patrick Appenteng (Ghana) The photo shows two man-paddle canoes of length 3-5m long at the Kpong landing site in the Lower Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. Dominating some section of the Volta Lake is in the area is massive aquatic weed growth. These have over the past few decades posed a …

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تفريخ البلطى النيلى وإنتاج الذكور فى أحد المفرخات فى الفلبين

Credit: Ahmed Zaki (Egypt) هذة الصورتم أخذها فى أحد مفرخات البلطى فى الفلبين وحيث يتم فى هذا المفرخ تخزين أمهات البلطى النيلى بمعدل 3 إنات لكل ذكر. يتم تجميع الزريعة السابحة من على أجناب الحوض وذلك لنقلها إلى المعاملة بالهورمون الذكرى 17α-Methyltestosterone بهدف إنتاج زريعة بلطى نيلى جميعها ذكور. يصل معدل تجميع الزريعة فى هذا …

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Spawning and sex reversal of Nile tilapia fry in a Pilipino hatchery

Credit: Ahmed Zaki (Egypt) The photos were taken in a tilapia hatchery in the Philippine. In this hatchery the broodstock of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus at the ratio of 3 females: 1 male. The swim-up tilapia fry are collected along the pond sides using a long-handled, narrow-mesh deep nets.  The collected fry are transferred into …

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Use of air injectors in a marine fish farm in Egypt – Video

This video was filmed in a large marine fish farm in Egypt. during May 2014. The key species in the farm are gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), European seabass (Dicentrachus labrax) and meagre (Argyrosomus regius). The relationship between the capacity of the air injector and fish biomass has been established by the farm as a 3-hp …

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Organic fertilization of fish ponds using chicken manure in China

Credit: Khamis killei John (South Sudan) The photos show the use of chicken manure in earthen ponds in China. The manure bag is confined in the pond corners using bamboos. Bagging the manure allows the continuous release of nutrients and ensures the gentle and continuous fertilization in fish ponds.  

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Culture of whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei in Thailand

Credit: Ayman Ammar (Egypt) The photos were photographed in a commercial shrimp farm in Thailand. You may see the action of checking the feeding activity of shrimp and whether the feed placed in the feeding tray shown in the photo was totally consumed or if there is a left-over feed. While checking the status of …

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Role of fishermen and fisherwomen in fish catch and selling at the Ambowé landing site, Libreville, (Gabon)

Credit: Chantal Sengue Ngoulou and Jean Michel Megne Me Zeng (Gabon) The photo shows some fishing activities which are carried out at the Ambowé landing site, Libreville (Gabon). The photo shows women who are selling fish as the case in other landing sites in Gabon. Men fishermen and women are working together in harmony; men …

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Fish trapping in Volta Lake in Ghana

Credit: Patrick Appenteng (Ghana) Most water bodies in the world are being exploited using various gears. Among such gears is what is seen here. It is a local gear made from palm fronds called “borxe” in the “Ewe” local language in Ghana and it is a fish trap. It is used in catching green tilapia (Tilapia …

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Raceway culture of rainbow trout in Spain

Credit: Ahmed Zaki (Egypt) The photos show the raceways in which the intensive culture of rainbow trout takes place. Each raceway measures 5 m x 50 m with a depth of one meter. The 50-g fingerlings maintained in the nursery tanks are moved to the grow-out raceways using pumps. This particular farm produces 1000 tons …

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