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

Cage farming of Nile tilapia in Lake Kivu (Rwanda)

Photo credit:   Stephanie  Kamonro (Rwanda)                                  Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Fish production from capture fishery in Rwanda is not sufficient to meet the local demand and hence the gap between supply and demand is filled by fish imports. …

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Culture and marketing of tilapia species in Peru (in Spanish)

Credit: David Humberto Mendoza Ramirez (Peru) El cultivo de tilapia (Oreochromis sp., tilapia roja) se desarrolla en selva alta y en la costa norte aprovechando las represas y recientemente en jaulas, existe tecnología disponible. El nivel de producción es de mayor escala (más de 50 TM/año) y menor escala (más de 2 MT/año). El principal mercado …

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Added value products of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Turkey

Credit: Ibrahim Diler (Turkey)         Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) has been cultured in Turkey since early 1970s, but major developments took place during the 1990s upon its culture in ponds or cages. Currently Turkey became one of the top trout producing countries. Trout is mainly marketed in domestic markets and consumed …

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Marine raceway farming of European seabass and gilthead seabream in Tunisia

Credit: Dhaouadi Raouf (Tunisia) The three photos show the main components of a large marine aquaculture project in Tunisia whereas European seabass (Dicentrachus labrax) and gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) are farmed in the project. The project has 224 raceways used for grow out. This project has its own hatchery as reflected in the photos on the …

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Empowering the role of women aquaculture in the rural areas of Bangladesh

Credit: Gabriel de Labra and Mrs. Gabriel de Labra (Spain) The four photos are taken from a detailed presentation on a project titled: “Enjoyment of the Socio- Economic Rights of 1000 Bangladeshi Women through their Social and Economic Empowerment in Comilla and Chandpur”. The Project has been funded by AECID – The  Spanish Agency for International Development …

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Cage farming of red Tilapia, Oreochromis sp. In Poechos Reservoir, Peru

Photos’ ownership: Centro Acuicola Huayllampi  (Peru) Credit: Luis Miguel Ayala Carcamo via Wilder Rodriguez Arteaga (Peru) Description: Luis Miguel Ayala Carcamo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal The attached photos show the farming of all-male red tilapia, Oreochromis sp. in Poechos Reservoir, Lancones District, Sullana Province, Peru. The reservoir irrigates about 108,000 ha of agricultual lands. It also serves about one million …

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A model of tilapia farming in Lebanon

Credit: Samir Majdalini (Lebanon) [gview file=”http://fishconsult.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/A-model-of-Tilapia-culture-in-Lebanon.pdf”]    

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Chilean sea urchin, Loxechinus albus (Spawning induction- fertilization – larval rearing)

Credit: Rodrigo Rivera González  (Chile) Introduction: The current photos illustrate parts of the artificial spawning of Chilean sea urchin using chemicals based on its effectiveness. There are several physical, chemical and mechanical stimuli which could be used to induce the spawning of sea urchin and the release of gametes. The procedures related to the photos are …

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Chilean sea urchin, Loxechinus albus (Introduction – distribution- feeding habits)

Photo credit:  Rodrigo Rivera González  (Chile)                                                                Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Introduction: The Chilean Sea urchins Loxechinus albus (Molina, 1782) is an edible echinoderm animal of …

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Gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata (Distribution – Biology – Aquaculture)

Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Introduction: Gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata is called “dorade” in France, “Orata” in Italy, and “tsipoúra” in Greece. The species is generally appreciated by consumers. While the maximum recorded total length of the species was 70 cm and maximum weight about was 17 kg, the common standard length is about 35 …

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