Jan 13 2014
Credit: Ismael Radwan (Egypt) The photo shows a typical fish pond in Benin whereas such dug ponds of 200-300 m2 are filled by seepage while pumping is used to drain the pond. Usually the farm size ranges from 2-3 acres. The overall productivity usually does not exceed 2 tons/hectar of tilapia whether in monoculture system …
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Jan 10 2014
Credit: Lo Oumy Seck (Senegal) This earthen pond belongs is a hatchery which in turn belongs to Richard-Toll station (Saint Louis) in the north of Senegal. The station produces about 100,000 of 2-g fingerlings of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) every year. Moreover, fingerlings of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus are also produced. While fry feeds mainly …
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Dec 14 2013
Credit: Sekou Oumar Coulibaly and Bamba Kadidiatou Soumare (Mali) Aquaculture in Mali is relatively recent and was first practiced in the early 80s. The prolonged drought negatively affected the development of aquaculture and reduced its contribution in the programs for rural and agricultural development. Launching a 3-year Mali/CRSP Project (2007-2010) targeted to promote aquaculture through …
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Dec 06 2013
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) Source: www.fishconsult.org Because of the declining of fish harvest in Lake Victoria, means for boosting the fish harvest in the lake has been explored. The adoption of cage fish farming seemed the practical option to adopt. Early in 2012, under the government of Uganda – China Friendship Agriculture Technology Centre, a …
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Dec 05 2013
Credit: Ever Edrey Hernandez (Colombia) Cage aquaculture in Colombia produced 23,366 tons in 2010 representing about 34.5% of total Colombian aquaculture in that year (67,679 tons). Tilapia culture – in particular red tilapia- represents about 83% of total tilapia aquaculture in Colombia (cages and ponds). In the same time, tilapia dominates total cage aquaculture as …
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Dec 03 2013
Credit: Ananda Sugathapala (SriLanka) There are 96 water tanks in Mahaweli system whereas about 1200 fishermen operating in these tanks through fisheries societies. In order to support fishery activity in these tanks, the stocking of fish is performed annually whereas several millions of carps and tilapia fingerlings have been introduced in the tanks since launching …
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Dec 02 2013
Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) This video clip was taken in a fish farm located in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt. The sampling practice highlights the followings: The feed has been used to attract tilapia to the chosen place for sampling. The operation was done very fast When large biomass was caught in the seine, the release …
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Dec 02 2013
Credit: Ndikwetepo Oiva (Namibia) The photos show the facilities of a hatchery in the seed production of tilapia in Namibia. The earthen ponds shown in the photos are square of 225 m2 surface are (15×15 m). Hatched fry are stocked in aquariums and then after in plastic tanks which are furnished with a filtration system …
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Dec 02 2013
Credit: G.H. Mulaleya (Malawi) The photo shows the indoor facility of a fish hatchery which has been established in April 2010 the National Aquaculture Centre (NAC) at Domas, Zomba. The hatchery has been supported with the support from USAID through the Department of Fisheries. The hatchery includes three units which are namely broodstock unit, incubation …
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Dec 01 2013
Credit: Boodhun Ramcharrun (Mauritius) Red tilapia was introduced into Mauritius from Malaysia in 1990. In order to promote tilapia farming in Mauritius, all-male red tilapia fingerlings were initially distributed to fish farmers at no cost.
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