Photos’ credit: Jean-Marie Sambou (Senegal) Description: Jean Marie and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)
The inserted photos
show the production and distribution of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
fingerlings in Senegal. Typically, all-male tilapia is produced via hormonal
treatment using 17-alpha methyl testosterone. The pictures have been taken in a
private tilapia hatchery located in the central part of Senegal. The sponsor of
this program is “Fonds National de
Recherches Agricoles et Agro-alimentaires (FNRAA)”. One of the inserted photos
shows the delivery of the all-male tilapia fingerlings of about 5-g size to
target farmers.
Photo credit: Yousuf Jan (Pakistan) Description: Yousuf Jan and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)
Historically, the culture of rainbow
trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
in Pakistan; in particular in Gilgit Baltistan dates back to 1906-1908 starting
with aged ova that were carried to Gilgit by Potters and then hatched under the
supervision of experts of that time.
In recent time,
the initial governmental interest has been placed on the production of trout juveniles
for stock enhancement into natural waters targeting to enhance the sport
fishing as required by tourism sector.
There are
currently several rainbow trout hatcheries and farms in the Northern regions of
Pakistan including Gilgit
Baltistan region.
Based on FAO overview, the touristic sector is
the target market of farmed trout during summer as tourists are attracted to the
areas with cold weather throughout the summer. During winter, trout is still
sold and consumed by local people who increase their fish consumption during
cold.
The inserted pictures have been taken on Thursday
(December 5), the day of my very last contribution to this program. This 11-week
“Fish Culture Development” training course has been annually organized and
supported since 1989 by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture
(EICA). Eng. Hend Arafa (EICA, Director General), and Eng. Manal attended one
of the inserted pictures. Eng. Nahla Farouk (course coordinator), Engineers Mohamed
Saied and Eman Elazab attended both pictures.
The participants in this course are: Kally Ouindlassida and Inoussa Compaore (Burkina Faso), Yousuf Mohammed Ali Kaabi (Sultanate of Oman), Yousuf Jan and Naheed Bano (Pakistan), Sambou Jean Marie (Senegal), Hussein Ahmed Mohamed (Somalia), Mahanamanam Geeganga Gamage Gunasena (Sri Lanka), Hisham Mohamed Ahmed (Sudan), Farida Mlaponi Mohamed (Tanzania), and Tamara Dombrovska (Ukraine).
It has been always a pleasure to contribute to this course since started in 1989. The course will be concluded by mid-December. While wishing all course participants safe flights back home, I always appreciate EICA management not only for giving me the opportunity to significantly contribute to the course but also for the chance to knowing wonderful teams of course participants year after another. Abdel Rahman El Gamal
Photo credit: Farida Mohamed (Tanzania) Description:Farida Mohamed and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)
The inserted picture was taken in an open landing site at Saadan (Tanga) in which fish sale takes place. In this market, men are normally the fish sellers while women are usually the fish buyers. The fish shown in the photo are Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta).
Typically, the small pelagic fish are sold fresh to buyers as most of the sardines and mackerel are sold fresh while about 90% of the anchovies are processed.
I filmed this video during my visit to this farm (September 2018).
The production of this farm is highly diversified having food fish and ornamental fish. The ornamental fish especially the koi carp is the main product of the farm where considerable variation in the size, variety and so the price do exist. The farm markets its products of ornamental fish locally in Kenya and/or exports it mainly to Tanzania and Uganda. The farm is located in Sagana area.
Photo credit: Tamara Dombrovska (Ukraine) Description: Tamara Dombrovska and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)
The inserted picture
shows a part of an aquaponics in Ukraine. The project is located at Vasylkiv city (30 km from
Kiev).
The aquaculture recirculating
system hosts tilapia and African catfish; both species have been imported from
the Netherlands.
The production target of the project is to produce organic fish and plants (greens and vegetables). In order to achieve that, the project adopts environmentally friendly practices that imply the no use of antibiotics, pesticides, herbicides, growth promoters, hormones, or chemical fertilizers. Tilapias are marketed as chilled product while catfish is marketed as either chilled or as hot and cold smoked product. In order to emphasize the organic nature of fish products, the imported feed from the Netherlands is accompanied by a certificate of origin. The same is true in regard to the feed that is imported from Denmark and France. The plant products include leafy plants such as lettuce and herbs as well as vegetables such as tomatoes.
Photo credit: Mahanamanam Geeganga Gamage Gunasena (Sri Lanka) Description: Mahanamanam Geeganga Gamage Gunasen and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)
The inserted picture shows the beach seine fishing which is
a kind of traditional fishing practice used in coastal fishery. The net is long
about 500m which can cover about 2 ha of the Sea. In fact, according to a case
study in Sri Lanka, a beach seine has a combined length of wings and seine body
of up to 600 meters. The codend mesh size of beach seine
nets would determine the species and size of the catch. For example, a 6-mm mesh
targets sardines while Indian mackerels are targeted by 23-30-mm mesh size.
Even though, the basic design of the gear remained the same,
the seins are now made of synthetic rather than natural fibers. The net is laid
using a boat while the fishermen pull the two ends of the seine from the beach;
the fish catch is gathered into an appendix-like structure located in the
center of the seins. This method is somehow labor intensive as about 10-15
people are needed to each end of the net for pulling.
The beach seine fishing is confined to coastal waters of up
to 3-kilometer offshore. Added to that, the fishing operations are usually
practiced when the sea is not rough; before and after the southwest monsoon
season.
In order to keep beach seine fishing undisrupted, an allocated area along the coastal line known as “Madel paduwa” is allocated for each beach seine bearing in mind that the ownership of such allocated areas goes from a generation to another. According to FAO, the contribution percentage of beach seining to total marine catch in Sri Lanka amounted 21.5% in 2004 with 54,410 tons. This fishing practice contributes to food security in Sri Lanka as large part of the catch is consumed by seine operators and households.
Photo credit: Bilali Bandali (Tanzania) Review: Bilali Bandali and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)
According to FAO statistics the catch of Nile perch (Lates
niloticus) from Tanzanian waters amounted 73025, 68403 and 70626 tons in
2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively. Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika are the
fishery resources of Nile perch in Tanzania. The Nile Perch contributes a
significant amount of foreign exchange earnings in Tanzania.
The Nile perch specimen shown in the inserted picture was
caught from Lake Victoria. This particular weighed 29 kg and measured 97 cm.
The Fisheries Act No. 22 of 2003 and the
Fisheries Regulations 2009, target the control the threat to the fishery recruitment
and sustainability of Nile perch
population that result from its illegal fishery as well as the unregulated
regional market. According to the act, the fish size at capture is applicable
only to Nile perch which has an allowed slot size of 50 – 85 cm TL.
Photo credit: Jean-Marie Sambou (Senegal) Description: Jean-Marie Sambou and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)
The inserted picture
shows fish cages of 10-m3 volume each. These net cages are a part of
a promotion project targeting women in particular. The project is sponsored by
CORPSAFRICA; an NGO caring mainly on woman having a mandate of supporting the
role of women in fish culture as well as contribute to food security. Beneficiary
women are trained to grow fish in such cages for income and food security. National
volunteers are the backbone of this program.
Photo credit:Marcel Jean
Adavelo (Madagascar) – Review:Marcel Jean Adavelo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal
(Founder of the website)
The inserted
picture shows the culture of tilapia in cages in Boeny Region, situated in the
Northwestern side of Madagascar. The target of this experimental unit is to
collect the necessary information needed before promoting cage culture among
potential fish farmers. The
experimental cages have been placed in Lake Amboromalandy. Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
used in this pilot project has been introduced from Japan.
In addition to the high
consumer preference towards tilapia, its cage culture is believed to be a
potential activity to generate additional income to small producers in rural families.
The
tilapia cage piloting is affiliated to a PATIMA project titled “Rural
Development Project through Diffusion of Aquaculture of Tilapia in the Province
of Mahajanga (Region of Boeny)”. This development project has been implemented
by the Ministry of Fisheries Resources and Fisheries in Madagascar in
cooperation with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
