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Cleaning the beaches of Lake Amatitlan (Guatemala) (in English/Spanish)

Credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) The photos show the Personnel Division of the Lake Cleaning, Environmental Education and Interagency Relations work together on Coastal Cleanup work. Se fotos mostrar la Personal de la División de Limpieza del Lago Amatitlan, Educación Ambiental y Relaciones Interinstitucionales trabajan conjuntamente en trabajos de Limpieza de Playas.    

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A word of thanks from the participants in the Warm Water Fish Production training course (2012)

This is an example of a word of thanks addressed to myself from the friends who participated in Warm Water Fish Production training course during 2012. This annual training course is being organized by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA) in partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). This course has hosted 15 participants from …

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Live fish handling (Updated 2013 version)

This lecture was delivered in “Fish Culture Development” training course during October 2013. This 10-week international training course is annually hosted by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). The lecture addresses key handling issues related to aquaculture practices including: Stocking (thermal acclimation, pH acclimation, salinity acclimation, osmosis, doubtful shipments, enumeration) Sampling (sampling frequency, sampling …

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Artisanal fishery in Gambia: Post fishing practices

Credit: Peter K Mendy (Gambia) The photos show usual practices done after the fishing trip by artisanal fishermen. Usually, after loading their catch of fish, fishermen draw out their fishing boats out of the water to the shore. Also, fishermen inspect and look for damages which could have occurred to their nets. In such case, …

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Small-scale aquaculture in rural development (updated 2013 version)

This lecture was delivered in “Fish Culture Development” training course during November 2013. This 10-week international training course is annually hosted by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). The lecture started with the features of rural community in general before moving to the rationality of incorporating aquaculture in rural development programs focusing on social …

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Applications of genetics in aquaculture and fishery practices (Updated 2013 version)

This lecture was delivered in “Fish Culture Development” training course during October 2013. This 10-week international training course is annually hosted by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). While the lecture started with an introductory component on genetics, the focus has been placed on breeding programs. The following sub-titles are addressed in the lecture: …

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Spotted gar, Lepisosteus oculatus (Introduction – distribution – description – biology) – Video

Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) Introduction: The spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) is a primitive freshwater fish of the family Lepisosteidae, native to North America. Its name Lepisosteus which is Greek means “bony scale”. The spotted gars are among the few fish species with ganoid scales. Females on average are known to live longer …

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Carp species at the Tiacaque piscicola Center (Jocotitlan, Mexico) in Spanish/English

Credit: Gerardo Ontiveros Lopez (Mexico) Las fotos muestran la captura de carpa plateada en estanque de tipo rústico y la selección de carpas comunes y herbívoras en estanques rústicos en la Centro Piscicola  Tiacaque,  (Jocotitlan, Mexico) ***************** The photos show the earthen ponds in which silver carp, common carp and grass carp are maintained at the …

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Artisanal fishery in Lake Peten Itzá (Guatemala)

Credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) The photo shows a typical artisanal fishery practice in Lake Peten Itzá, Guatemala. The fishing crew involves two fishermen who both cooperate in setting the fishing seine. Afterwards, a fisherman of the two who stays in the fishing boat (not shown in the photo) beats water surface using a pole to …

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Role of middlemen in fish trade in Gambia

Credit: Peter K Mendy (Gambia) The two photos show the middlemen with their bicycles or motorbikes at the Tanji landing site. These middlemen buy small quantity of pelagic fish such as bonga, Ethmolosa fimbriata and sardinella for selling it in nearby villages located about 5-15 km from the landing site. During the trip, fish are …

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