Credit: Juan Suarez Sanchez (Mexico) Esta foto muestra el cultivo de trucha arcoíris (Oncorhynchus mykiss) en jaulas flotantes de 300 m3 de capacidad, en la presa Apizaquito, Tlaxcala, México. Las jaulas son sembradas a razón de 16.7 organismos m3, con alevines de trucha de 5 gramos y 3 centímetros de peso y longitud promedio inicial, respectivamente. …
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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Sep 13 2012
Construction of fertilizing cribs in tilapia ponds in Malawi
Credit: Allan Katola (Malawi) The photo shows the constructing a crib for manure in tilapia pond in Thyolo district Malawi. This system is commonly used in small scale fish farms where farmers rely on animal manure which have little nutritive content. In order to avoid the silting up the pond by the large quantities of …
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Sep 13 2012
Oreochromis karongae catch from Lake Malawi
Credit: Allan Katola (Malawi) The photo shows Oreochromis karongae catch from Lake Malawi. The local name of this tilapia species is “Chambo” and is sold per piece or per kilo. The consumer preference to this species varies. Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its clarity. However, we trust …
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Sep 11 2012
Cage farming of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss in Mexico
Credit: Juan Suarez Sanchez (Mexico) This photo shows the cultivation of the Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in 300 m3 floating cages, in the dam of Apizaquito, Tlaxcala, Mexico. The cages are stocked at the rate of 16.7 organism m3, with trout fingerlings of 5 grams and 3 centimeters of starting average weight and length, respectively. Commercial …
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Sep 10 2012
Display of common snook, Centropomus undecimalis fillets in fish retail shops in the public market of Santa Marta (Colombia)
Credit: Glenda Vélez Calabria (Colombia) Description:Abdel Rahman El Gamal and Glenda Vélez Calabria Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis) are also known as robalo, linesiders, sergeant fish as well as soap fish. In the …
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Sep 09 2012
Processing and consumption of salted mullet (Mugil sp.) in Egypt
Credit for the photo: David Sykora (Paraguay) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The photo shows the packing of salted mullet (Mugil sp.) before marketing. Although salted mullet is consumed all-year round, …
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Sep 07 2012
The culture of whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei in normal and low salinity systems in Thailand
Credit: Wanna Thawinwan (Thailand) The culture of whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, in Thailand follows two main farming systems in regard to water salinity. In the first system, the shrimp are farmed in normal salinity. In the low salinity system, a small area of the pond is separated from the rest of the pond using plastic …
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Sep 04 2012
Feeding of whiteleg shrimp, Liptopenaeus vannamei in Thailand
Credit: Wanna Thawinwan (Thailand) The three photos address the shrimp feeding in a typical fish farm in Thailand whereas technical and economic issues are considered. Commercially formulated pelleted feed is used throughout the growing season. The pellet size and so its protein contents vary according to shrimp size as shown in the following Table. Average …
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Sep 03 2012
Farming of whiteleg shrimp, Liptopenaeus vannamei in Thailand
Credit:Wanna Thawinwan (Thailand) This photo shows a typical pond for whiteleg shrimp, Liptopenaeus vannamei in Thailand. The pond has a surface area about 16,000 m2 with a water depth of about 1-1.2 m. Shrimp farmer buys the farm requirement of shrimp post larvae (Pl 12) from a shrimp hatchery whereas shrimp are grown for 80-90 days. The paddle …
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Aug 27 2012
Aerial View of the fish farm “Punta Negra”, Uruguay
Credit: Claudia Turra (Uruguay) This facility is located in Maldonado Department, Uruguay. It´s a company dedicated to the production of Red Claw lobster to gastronomic purposes, ornamental fish like goldfish and Koi carp, and fry production of black catfish (southamerican cathfish), grass carp and Madrecita de agua (Cnesterodon desemmaculatus). The photo shows the earthen ponds …
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