Credit: Nguyen Van Hoa (Vietnam) Source: www.fishconsult.org This video presents farming of catfish and shrimp in Vietnam. Farming husbandry such as feeding and sampling is covered. Fish processing is covered in this video.
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)
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Dec 16 2012
Chinese style incubators for the production of Chinese carp and common carp fingerlings (in Spanish)
Credit: Gerardo Ontiveros Lopez (Mexico) La foto muestra el sistema chino de circulación incubadoras usadas para la producción de carpa herbívora (Ctenopharyngodon idella) alevines y también la carpa común (Cyprinus carpio). Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its clarity. However, we trust you will notify us if you wish …
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Nov 27 2012
Tank culture of African catfish, in a commercial fish farm in Cross River State, Nigeria
Credit: Mfon Dominic Archibong (Nigeria) The two photos show a commercial fish farm for African catfish, Clarias gariepinus. The farm is located fish at Cross River State which is a coastal state in Nigeria. The production units are 30 Gee pee plastic tanks. Catfish fingerlings are stocked at the rate of 300/tank. In this system, …
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Nov 24 2012
Cage farming of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in Keenjher Lake in Pakistan
Credit: Mukhtiar Ahmed (Pakistan) The first photo shows the fingerlings of all-male Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in plastic oxygenated bags transporting through boat to cages in Keenjher lake, Thatta Sindh, Pakistan. The second photo shows the release of the fingerlings in the cages. Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its …
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Nov 16 2012
Intensive desert farming of marine fish in Egypt – Video
Video and information credit: Sherif Sadek (Egypt) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Even though the written text is in Arabic, the activities as shown in the video are clear and self-explained. The location of this project is in the desert whereas the underground water is the water source of the …
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Nov 15 2012
Fish aggregating devices and tuna fishery in Mauritus
Credit: Emrith Vinesh (Mauritius) This structure shown in the photo which was introduced in 1985 is known as a Fish Aggregating Device. Fish aggregating devices (FADs) are floating objects that are specifically designed and located to attract tunas, and therefore allow fishers to find them more easily. The aim is to relocate the artisanal fishermen from …
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Nov 13 2012
The profile of shrimp culture in Thailand
Credit: Proyrat Chaowajaroenpong and Ong-art Kumprasert (Thailand) According to the information available in 2011, the acreage under shrimp culture amounts 71,200 ha producing 400,000 – 500,000 tons of shrimp/year. There is approximately 30,000 shrimp farms; out of which 75% are small-scale operations. In the present, about 99% of produced shrimp belongs to whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei while …
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Nov 10 2012
El cultivo de tilapia, Oreochromis sp. en Peru – in Spanish
Credit: David Mendoza Ramirez (Peru) El cultivo se desarrolla en selva alta y en la costa norte aprovechando las represas y recientemente en jaulas, existe tecnología disponible. El nivel de producción es de mayor escala (más de 50 TM/año) y menor escala (2 a 50 TM/año), el principal mercado es el nacional y en una escaza …
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Nov 09 2012
Initial farming of Indian white prawn, Penaeus Indicus in Egypt
Photo credit: Adel Mansour and Hussien Mansour (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Even though the Initial attempts of shrimp farming in Egypt goes back to about 10 years back, the productivity per unit area was never satisfactory due to variety of reasons. The farmed species is considered among …
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Nov 06 2012
Shrimp harvesting from earthen ponds in Thailand
Credit: Worawut Koedprang (Thailand) The two photos show the harvesting process of shrimp in earthen ponds which is carried out typically in shrimp harvesting whereas pond water is drained and shrimp is collected at the outlet out of the pond. Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its clarity. However, we …
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