Source: www.fishconsult.org Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) This 8-min video addresses the sequence of the artificial reproduction of African catfish (Clarias gareipinus). The process starts with the hormonal induction of catfish brood fish using the extract of catfish pituitary gland. Afterwards, a female catfish is stripped upon ovulation …
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
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9603
Oct 19 2013
Culture of African catfish in itegration with agricultural crops in Egypt – Video
Video credit: Elie Badai (Cameroon) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The video shows the farming of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in integration with other agriculture crops of vegetables and fruits. The farm is located in Ismaelia governorate. This farm could serve a model of catfish farm especially the national strategy targets to enhance the contribution of …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9596
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9593
Oct 17 2013
Livelihood projects in fish sector in the Philippines
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regularly provides the fisher folk with appropriate hands-on training on various technologies in the aquaculture utilizing high-value species including seaweeds farming, improved fishing, specifically in the construction and proper use of passive gears, post-harvest and value adding, as well as, on resource management …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9584
Oct 17 2013
Use of locally-made feeding facilities in an African catfish farm in Sudan
Credit: Elsadig Arbab (Sudan) The three photos show the locally-made feeding facilities used in an African catfish farm in Sudan. The facilities include a feed manufacturing unit capable to produce 1 ton of feed/day and demand feeders of 30 kg/each capacity. The third photo shows the produced feed. The total area of this farm is 31,500 …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9577
Oct 16 2013
Red Sea fauna: Blennies
Photo credit: To the gentleman who I met once and it is shame to miss his name (thanks friend for the collection you shared with me years ago and forgive my weak memory) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This photo shows a cute specimen of blenny found in the Red Sea waters. Regardless the accurate taxonomy of blennies, …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9574
Oct 15 2013
Fencing earthen fish ponds against the invasion of flying and crawling predators in Colombia
Credit: Eudes Emilio Sanchez (Colombia) In this picture we see the use a network similar to those used for breeding hens and chickens, is a network of one-inch mesh which surrounds the pond, this prevents the ingress of flying and crawling predators such as birds, flying mammals (bats), marine mammals (otters) and other land animals like …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9562
Oct 15 2013
Culture of African catfish, Clarias garipinus in Sudan
Credit: Elsadig Arbab (Sudan) The two photos show the culture of African catfish, Clarias garipinus that represents the main cultured species in a fish farm in Sudan. The stocking rate of fingerlings is 7 pieces/m2 whereas fingerlings are either collected from the wild or from hatchery-produced fry through induced breeding. The average initial weight upon stocking …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9556
Oct 15 2013
Production of all-male Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) through sex reversal in Guatemala
Credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) The first photo shows people collecting the swim-up fry of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from the spawning tanks. Tilapia broodstock are stocked at the ratio of four females for each male. The collected fry are passed to the sex reversal unit which is shown in the second photo. The sex reversal …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9549
Oct 14 2013
Culture and marketing of mud-crab in SriLanka
Credit: Ajith Kumara (SriLanka) The photo shows two gravid females of mud crab (giant mud crab), Scylla serrata. The egg color indicates its ripening stage. The fattening of mud crab in SriLanka is the usual farming system practiced in earthen ponds. The culture begins with collecting soft shell crabs which are kept in ponds and fed …
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=9525