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)

Marine raceway farming of European seabass and gilthead seabream in Tunisia

Credit: Dhaouadi Raouf (Tunisia) The three photos show the main components of a large marine aquaculture project in Tunisia whereas European seabass (Dicentrachus labrax) and gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) are farmed in the project. The project has 224 raceways used for grow out. This project has its own hatchery as reflected in the photos on the …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8293

Cage farming of red Tilapia, Oreochromis sp. In Poechos Reservoir, Peru

Photos’ ownership: Centro Acuicola Huayllampi  (Peru) Credit: Luis Miguel Ayala Carcamo via Wilder Rodriguez Arteaga (Peru) Description: Luis Miguel Ayala Carcamo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal The attached photos show the farming of all-male red tilapia, Oreochromis sp. in Poechos Reservoir, Lancones District, Sullana Province, Peru. The reservoir irrigates about 108,000 ha of agricultual lands. It also serves about one million …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8266

A model of tilapia farming in Lebanon

Credit: Samir Majdalini (Lebanon) [gview file=”http://fishconsult.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/A-model-of-Tilapia-culture-in-Lebanon.pdf”]    

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8254

Gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata (Distribution – Biology – Aquaculture)

Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Introduction: Gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata is called “dorade” in France, “Orata” in Italy, and “tsipoúra” in Greece. The species is generally appreciated by consumers. While the maximum recorded total length of the species was 70 cm and maximum weight about was 17 kg, the common standard length is about 35 …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8209

Production and export of Chilean salmon

Photo credit: Gabriel Rubio (Chile)          Information and review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Production overview: The development of the Chilean salmon farming industry provides a model of by fast growth, high competitiveness and successful industry placing Chile in the second-largest salmon producer and exporter globally (after Norway). The remarkable development of Chilean salmon aquaculture has taken …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=8034

Trout grading and feeding in Peru (in Spanish)

Credit: Wilder Rodrìguez Arteaga (Peru) SELECCIÓN: Es la actividad que permite clasificar  grupos de peces formando “Lotes”  desde los más grandes hasta los más pequeños. Las selecciones dependen de los resultados de las biometrías. ALIMENTACIÓN: Consta de 6 raciones al día de alimento balanceado, que a comparación de las zonas altas solo son 2 – 3 veces. Los FCA se …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=7968

Post harvest practices of trout in Peru (in Spanish)

Credit: Wilder Rodrìguez Arteaga (Peru) Una vez alcanzado los pesos de más de los 250gr se inicia las cosechas de la trucha. Se cuenta con el apoyo de la población en cosechas de más de 50 kilos ya sean en las madrugadas o durante el día. Con forme los avances en las producciones se ha ido mejorando …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=7960

Aquaculture of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss in Peru (stocking and sampling)

Photos’ ownership: Centro Acuicola Huayllampi  (Peru) Donated by: Wilder Rodriguez Arteaga (Peru)  The two photos show parts (stocking and sampling) of a project on rainbow trout,  Oncorhynchus mykiss which is conducted at “Centro Acuicola Huayllampi”.  Stocking: The photo shows the thermal acclimation of the rainbow trout seeds to tank temperature (19 ° C) before the stocking …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=7911

Hygiene and safety of farmed shrimp in Vietnam (technical and commercial) – in Vietnamese

Credit: Nguyen Van Hoa (Vietnam) Source: www.fishconsult.org Because this channel is absolutely technically oriented, it took me about 7 months before uploading this video. It includes some useful information on shrimp aquaculture in Vietnam. Of course to non Vietnamese speakers as myself, you can only watch the video and distill some of the technical side …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=7883

Red abalone, Haliotis rufescens (Distribution, biology, utilization and conservation)

Photo credit: Oscar Del Valle Ayala  (Peru)  Via: Wilder Rodriguez Arteaga (Peru) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Introduction: The red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, is a snail-like, univalve species of a very large edible sea snail; it is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae. Historically, red abalone has been the …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://fishconsult.org/?p=7858

Load more