Video credit: Amal Magga (South Sudan) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video has been taken during the Warm water fish production training course. The video shows in details how the pituitary gland was successfully allocated and extracted. You will notice how the …
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Aug 28 2013
A smart overwintering system for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Egypt – Video
Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) Realizing that Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) could be threatened during several nights in Northen delta region (e.g. Kafr El Sheikh) during winter season. During this sensitive period of time, water temperature may drop to 8 or 9 C for few hours during nights. …
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Aug 28 2013
Fish sale by basket (Alexandria – Egypt) – Video
Source: www.fishconsult.org Video credit: Lylian Wilfred Lugobola (Tanzania) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video shows fish sale by basket as promoted by some retail fish shops in Alexandria, Egypt. Each basket has one marine fish species. Usually fish are not iced indicating by fish sellers that fish are very fresh and are just …
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Aug 28 2013
Commercial fish feed production in Egypt (Video)
Video credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Fish feed industry is witnessing a steadily development in order to cope with aquaculture development which is about a million tons at the present. Fish feed is produced through different types of feed mills. This video shows feed production in commercial feed mills which are …
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Aug 27 2013
Sampling of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) fingerlings in Egypt (Video)
Credit: Warm water Fish Production training course (2012) This video shows the sampling of grass carp fingerlings in the Barrage (Kanater) Station, Egypt. This is a part of the whole program on the biological control of aquatic plants in River Nile and canals using grass carp. The Channel Maintenance Research Institute (CMRI) is in charge …
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Aug 25 2013
Biological control of aquatic plants in River Nile using grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella in Egypt
Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The spread of nuisance aquatic plants (e.g. water hyacinth) has always caused serious problems (e.g. water loss and navigation) in River Nile and canals. Various control methods have been adopted to control water hyacinth in River Nile including mechanical (dredging) and chemical (herbicides) methods. Since 1990, …
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Aug 22 2013
Historic development of Egyptian aquaculture (locally-made aerators)
The photo shows the first aerator unit introduced into Egyptian aquaculture during late 1990s. This single aerator was designed by the farm owner who is by nature a mechanical engineer whereas the manufacturing of this diesel-operator aerator was done in local workshop. Afterwards, the trade of imported aerators has flourished.
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Aug 21 2013
Production unit for the production and nursing of tilapia fry in Fayoum, Egypt
This photo shows a simple unit for the production and nursing of tilapia fry in Egypt. The whole unit is made of locally available materials, whether the structure or the incubators (made of clay pots). The estimated numbers of produced fry of this unit matches the size of the pond. Ideally, before starting a production …
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Aug 21 2013
Use of stop logs in water inlets and outlets of fish ponds in India (Video)
Video credit: G. Venkata Raju (India) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Source: www.fishconsult.org This video shows the stop-logs used in the water management –in particular depth- in fish ponds in India. The same system was introduced from China into Egypt during 1980s before being changed to piping system. As shown in this video, …
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Aug 18 2013
Integrated duck-fish culture in Egypt (Video)
The video shows a model of integration between duck and fish which has been carried out in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt. The compatibility between ducks and fish has proven effective model of integration that results in maximizing the production and so profits in addition to diversifying the revenue of the farm. Moreover, a significant …
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