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Farming of meagre “Argyrosomus regius” in Egypt – Video

Credit for the video/information: Sherif Sadek                                            Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The video shows some of pond management of “Meagre” (Argyrosomus regius), in Egypt especially feeding and harvesting. There is a growing interest in …

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An aquaponic project in Egypt – (Video)

Clip and information: Ashraf Gouda (Egypt)                                                 Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The attached file shows the construction and management of the project components. This slide show reflects the operation of the …

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Fishery practices in Lake Nasser (Egypt)

The two photos show a common fishing practices in Lake Nasser. As seen in the photos, two fishermen operates this non-motorized fishing boat. Fishermen set the fishing seine in the place and position which they expect the best based on their experience. One of the fishermen start to beat water surface with an iron rod …

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Crocodile populations in Lake Nasser (Egypt)

Photo credit: Glenda Vélez Calabria (Colombia) and David Mendoza Ramirez (Peru) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Crocodiles in Lake Nasser are protected by environmental laws. There are conflicting opinions in regard to lake crocodiles. Fishery stakeholders believe that crocodiles consume large quantities of fish and far important is the potential risk which crocodiles can cause to fishermen …

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Wholesale fish market in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt

Credit of the general photo: David Sykora (Paraguay)        Credit for the 2 other photos: Salah-eddine Hamdani (Morocco) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The wholesale fish market in Kafr El Sheikh has been established to serve the fish trade in the governorate especially about 52% of farmed fish in Egypt is produced in …

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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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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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The introduction of Anchor worm (Lernaea sp.) accompanying introduced common carp (Cyprinus carpio) into Egypt

Anchor worm (Lernaea sp.) is an example of introduced parasites which accompany exotic fish species. In Egypt, Larnaea was not known before the introduction of the broodstock of common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Afterwards, Chines carps (silver carp, bighead carp and grass carp) good also infected. Hatcheries which keep carp broodstock usually carry out the appropriate …

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Sampling of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in earthen ponds using feed (Egypt)- Video

This video shows a common sampling practice of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in earthen ponds in Egypt. The attraction to feed is used in the sampling whereas feed is thrown into the pond preferably in the same feeding time and at the same feeding spots. As seen in the video, the sampling was carried out …

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Fish Culture Development training course – Egypt (2012)

The technical session of the 75-day “Fish Culture Development” training course started in Cairo on 07 October, 2012. This course is supported by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). The participants in the course are Edang Jean Pierre (Cameroon), Alexis Mbetigaza (Central Africa), Gabriel Raul Rubio (Chile), Kajally Sarr (Gambia), Ammishaddai Quartey (Ghana), Ricardo Morales Rodriguez (Guatemala), Nantinora Kharbuli (India), Solah Ahmad …

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