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
May 19 2015
Photos’ credit: Alick Grunnie Mbewe (Zambia) Review: Alick Grunnie Mbewe and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos show a freshwater crab, (Potamonautes sp) captured by a gill net in Kyafukuma River, Solwezi District. These crabs can forage over considerable distance by night and they may …
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May 13 2015
Credit: Numel Phiri (Zambia) The Dept. of Fisheries is mandated to enforce the Fisheries Regulations with support for state or wildlife police. The penalty for using illegal fishing nets according to Fisheries Act of 2011 if convicted faces up to 3 years imprisonment or fined 300000 penalty units ($10,000) or both. …
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May 08 2015
This video was filmed during my visit to Monterey (January, 2015) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) The Municipal Wharf II was constructed in 1926 and repaired in 1983. Here, sport anglers try to make a fish catch. There are sections of this long wharf (490 m) that are marked no …
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Mar 30 2015
Photo credit: David Elliot (UK – MacAlister Elliott & Ptrs) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The use of beach seine net –although highly destructive- is popular and widely used in many African countries whereas the practice takes place along the coast in lagoons, estuaries and rivers in areas …
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Mar 22 2015
Photo credit: David Elliott (UK); http://www.macalister-elliott.com/index.php Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Introduction:The Maldives that consists of a very large of islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a nation that comprises of 99% sea. That is why more than 70% of people …
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Feb 02 2015
Photo credit: Rory Felix Mamani (Bolivia) Review: Rory Felix Mamani and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows the fishing of “sábalo” which takes place in “Pilemayo River” near the indigenous community “Weenhayek”. The Pilcomayo River is considered an important fish source for artisanal fisheries in Bolivia. …
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Jan 27 2015
Credit: Bishnu khanal (Nepal) The inserted photo shows some of the women of “Tharu” community during their fishing from natural water body. Traditionally, most women are involved in such activity during the rainy season. They usually use mosquito nets which they make. Most of fish caught fish is for local consumption for households …
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Jan 06 2015
Photos’ Credit: Stella Nabayunga Walugembe (Uganda) Review: Stella Nabayunga Walugembe (Uganda) and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The lake shown in the background whether is a part of Lake Victoria, Uganda. The photo shows the burning the confiscated fishing gears which belong to fishing …
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Dec 30 2014
Credit: Andres Delgado (Colombia) Source: www.fishconsult.org The video was made during November 2013 in the municipality of Ricaurte, Nariño Department, Colombia. The day was the day of “subienda”, (Brycon henni) that belongs to the Characidae family. This benthopelagic/pelagic species is endemic to Colombia and found in Trans-Andean river basins of Colombia. During the spawning season, …
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Dec 23 2014
Credit: Patrick Appenteng (Ghana) This picture shows a boy operating a 12-15 m motorized canoe. Beckoning him at the other side of the Lake is a fisherman. The extension officer who is the owner of the photo is on the seen boat on his way to disseminate extension services to a fishermen community across a …
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