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
Dec 01 2013
Credit: Mukhtiar Ahmed (Pakistan) The outcomes of the pilot project on the raft culture of the green mussel (Perna viridi) indicated the possibility of the culture of green mussels using rafts. During the piloting, a satisfactory growth rate has been attained reach a length of about 11-12 cm with weight of about 40-45 g after a …
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Dec 01 2013
Credit: Mukhtiar Ahmed (Pakistan) The culture of red tilapia in Pakistan started with the import of 500 fry with an average weight of 2.5 g from Thailand in March 2011 by Livestock & Fisheries Department, Government of Sindh. After the further nursing and grow-out of imported tilapia, the spawning has been carried out in breeding hapas …
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Nov 27 2013
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) The proliferation of janitor fish is an alarming issue in Laguna de Bay. Two species of janitor fish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis and Pterygoplichthys disjuntivus ) which initially thrive in the lake due to escapement from ponds had an impact on the environment which favored their establishment. The high load of nutrients …
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Nov 27 2013
Credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) The excessive growth of water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) in Lake Lake Amatitlan, Guatemala which intended to remove the nutrients load in the lake has stimulated the idea of utilizing a part of water hyacinth in energy production whereas collected plants are placed in a bio-digester in a process whose end product …
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Nov 26 2013
Credit: Peter K Mendy (Gambia) The photo shows the “Bobo Croaker” (Fonticulus elongatus) which is newly off loaded from the landed catches and placed in the wheelbarrows in Tanji landing site at the sea shore before the customers. The bobo croaker is a common pelagic species in the Gambia fishery.
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Nov 22 2013
Use of phosphates in shrimp processing industry
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Nov 21 2013
Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) The photos show the harvest of green tiger shrimp, Penaeus semisulcatus in a shrimp farm of earthen ponds in Egypt. The harvesting as shown in the photos is carried out during night as shown in the electric lamps which are placed in a …
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Nov 21 2013
Credit: Oscar Del Valle Ayala via Wilder Rodrìguez Arteaga (Peru) The photos shown are related to the reproduction of rainbow trout, in Peru. The reproduction process includes the selection of broodstock, egg stripping from female and then mixing the sperm collected from males in the fertilization process before incubating fertilized eggs until hatching.
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Nov 21 2013
Credit: Carlos Calderón Deza Via: Wilder Rodriguez Arteaga (Peru) This photo shows cage farming of red tilapia in Peru during either fry nursing or fattening. During fry nursing, balanced feed of 30 and 45% protein content is offered at 10-12% of fish biomass/day. During the fattening phase, fish are stocked at densities that range …
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Nov 19 2013
Puffers which belong to the family Tetraodontidae are also called blowfish, globefish, bubblefish, and others. Because puffer fish are highly poisonous fish, offering these fish for human consumption is very rare and after a special preparation by experienced people who are familiar with removing the poisonous organ before its consumption. However, this poisonous fish turn …
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