This short study visit by Burkina Faso aquaculture and fishery delegates has been hosted by Egyptian Government and implemented by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). The technical part of the mission started with an introductory presentation on fishery resources in Egypt with special emphasis on aquaculture development. The presentation and subsequent discussion …
Category: Fisheries
This category includes fishery practices, fishing boats and gears as well as related activities in landing sites. Lake fishery management is a major part of this category including stock enhancement programs
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Dec 11 2016
Stock enhancement of threatened indigenous riverine fish species in Bangladesh
Photos’ credit: Abu Sayed Talukder and Zahangir Alam (Bangladesh) Review: Abu Sayed Talukder and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) These particular pictures show the restocking practice in Ghagot River. The target of the restocking practice as the one seen in the attached pictures target is to promote small indigenous species …
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Oct 28 2016
Pilcomayo River and incidences of massive fish kill – Bolivia
Photo credit: Rory Felix Mamani (Bolivia) Review: Rory Felix Mamani and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The Pilcomayo River is a river in central South America which is about 1,100 kilometers long. The river originates in the eastern Andes Mountains in Bolivia which forms the upper basin of the river while the lower course forms about …
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Sep 30 2016
Mekong River fisheries (Video)
Video ownership: World Fish Center Supplemental description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) This movie follows fish migration along the Mekong River down to the amazing fisheries of the Tonle Sap Lake. The influence of built structures on the water, on the environment, on fish and on people’s livelihoods is presented in …
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Sep 05 2016
Fishing boats in Laos made from the fuel tanks of B-52 bombers
Photo credit: CGIAR, Fisheries and Aquaculture Production in Reservoirs in Lao PDR Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The metal boats shown in the inserted photo were made in Laos through the recycling of B-52 bombers’ fuel tanks. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, during war raids, fuel tanks were jettisoned …
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Aug 26 2016
Actions taken against illegal fishing in Burundi
Photos’ credit: Photos’ credit: Jean-Marie Manirambona (Burundi) Review: Jean-Marie Manirambona and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The two inserted pictures show a routine activity carried out by Fisheries Department towards the enforcement of fishing regulations. Whenever a fishing violation is spotted, the illegal fishing gears are seized …
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Aug 21 2016
Use of bamboo in illegal fishing in Volta Lake (Ghana)
Credit: Yaa Agyapomaa Danso (Ghana) Fisher folk along the Volta Lake by means of survival use the bamboo sticks to set traps for catching fish. The fisher folks put the bamboos together and form rafts with them. They serve as fish aggregating device (FADs). The bamboos trap the egg laying fishes and cuts short …
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