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)
Aug 12 2014
Photo credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The “YY super tilapia male technology is considered an effective breeding protocol towards the production of all-male progeny for farming which has a special importance in tilapia farming. The YY technology is a form of a breeding program which combines feminization …
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Aug 12 2014
Credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) The photo shows an earthen shrimp pond in which tilapia cages are installed. The aerators in the pond indicate the intensification level of pond management. This experimental operation is carried out at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. The key outcomes of this operation show > 90% as survival rates. The …
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Aug 12 2014
Video credit: Ahmed Shaheen (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) The farming of meagre, Argyrosomus regius in Spain started in 2004 peaking in 2010 whereas its production amounted 3250 tons before declining in 2011 and further declining in 2012 whereas the meagre production amounted 1640 tons. Although meagre …
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Aug 11 2014
Photo credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Introduction: Giant clams are marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae and sub-family Tridacnidae that are considered the largest bivalves in the world. Their large size, delicious taste and attractive shell colors have made them target animals for consumption and decorative …
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Aug 09 2014
Photo credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) In Asia including Thailand, several red seaweeds such as Gracilaria have been identified along with their natural habitats. Gracilaria are harvested in large quantity as a commercial source of agar. The increasing demand on agar encouraged the Gracilaria farming to meet the …
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Aug 08 2014
Credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) It should be noted that the series of raceways shown in this photo were original designed for catfish studies but later and for economic reasons, the operations were stocked with tilapia. The following descriptions were developed by the author and found in the reference below. The first facility is located near …
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Aug 07 2014
Photo credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) The photos have been taken in the aquaculture component of this multi-discipline farm which is located in the State of Rio de Janeiro, County of Paraíba do Sul, District of Werneck. The farm consists of 100 floating cages located in running water dams controlled by biological filters and aerators for …
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Aug 04 2014
Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos were taken in a fish farm in Egypt whereas the management in this farm is similar to many other farms in Egypt. As shown in the photos, the target species is mullet especially flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus). Usually, in such system, Nile …
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Aug 01 2014
Credit for the video: Ahmed Shaheen (Egypt) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) In this short video one can see the molting moment of a shrimp specimen (marked in red). I guess that was a sort of luck to catch this moment. Molting is an essential process for the …
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Jul 14 2014
Permission to use the video by: Ahmed Shaheen (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the channel and the website) The relatively large size of the bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) upon harvesting from fattening facilities in addition to its high market value implies that proper harvesting methods should be in place in order to produce …
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