Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) Marine cages are usually located away of the coast in order to enjoy better water quality as well as well as to reduce the pollutant impacts. In such systems and as shown in this 3-min video (filmed in Spain), automated feeding system is …
Category: Farmed species
This category hosts the key farmed species of fin-fish, shell fish, seaweed and others including those grown in various environments (e.g. warm water, cold water, freshwater, marine water)
Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=12939
Oct 13 2015
Green tilapia (Tilapia zillii) in the catch of lake Qarun, Egypt
Lake Qarun (21,800 ha) in Fayoum, Egypt is a closed system which originated from a fresh water lake called Mories. After the disconnection of Nile water reaching the lake, the agricultural drainage water of Fayoum province became the only source of water feeding the lake. Consequently, and due to the extensive evaporation, the …
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Sep 27 2015
Lake harvest of tilapia in Samoa Islands
Photo credit: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Samoa consists of two large islands, Upolu and Savaii, and seven smaller islands with 326 villages; out of which, about 230 of these villages are coastal. There are few freshwater bodies. Over time, several exotic …
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Sep 13 2015
Consumption of dried fish “Kajake” in Sudan
Credit: Mai Tawfig Ahmed and Gamal Ibrahim Hamid (Sudan) Supplemented by: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) In Sudan, about 70% of fin fish is consumed fresh while 25% is consumed sun-dried leaving about 5% of total fish consumed wet salted. The inserted picture shows dried catfish which is mostly …
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Sep 07 2015
Scallop ranching – Video
This video was filmed in deep sea water in Scotland Video credit: Grant Campbell (Scot-Hatch Ltd, Scotland) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) The scallop shown in this video is king scallop which is produced through “Scallop ranching” in Scotland. The scallop ranching has launched as a result of …
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Aug 28 2015
Seaweed culture in Kiribati Islands
Photo credit: Secretariat of the Pacific Community Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Two seaweed species (Eucheuma alvarezii & Eucheuma spinosum) were first introduced in Kiribati from Hawaii in 1977. Based on farming and marketing trials, only E. alvarezii was concentrated upon due to the very slow growth of E. spinosum. The common methods for seaweed …
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Jul 27 2015
Cage culture of tilapia in River Nile in Egypt – Video
This video was filmed during October 2014 in the River Nile, Damietta region. Video credit: Willy Oviedo (Uruguay) Typically, freshwater cages in Egypt has a surface area of 100m2 (10×10 m) with a depth of about 5 meters. Cage farmers gained enough experience in cage construction and management. The floats used in …
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Jul 20 2015
Seaweed farming in Solomon Islands
Image credit: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Review: SPC and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The first grow-out trial of seaweed farming in Solomon Islands was undertaken between 1988 and 1991 whereas Eucheuma sp. was grown off-bottom or at the fixed-depth method. The grazing pressure from herbivorous fish (e.g. rabbitfish) …
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Jul 18 2015
Farming of marine shrimp in Fiji
Image credit: Secretariat of the Pacific Community Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted image shows the preparation of a shrimp pond in Fiji (liming). The following paragraphs review the development of farming of marine shrimp in Fiji. The shortage in the supply of marine shrimp in Fiji …
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Jul 15 2015
Ombrage dans la culture commerciale de spirulines
Credit: spiruline-de-haute-saintonge.com/ La spiruline effectue le processus de photosynthèse, elle a donc besoin de périodes d’ombre et de lumière. Cependant c’est un micro-organisme et une exposition prolongée à certains rayonnement ultra-violets est dangereuse (phénomène de photolyse). Un système d’ombrages en protège donc la culture
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