Aug 30 2014
Photo credit:Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The photo shows a part of a tilapia hatchery facility located in Hainan Province, China. Based on various information sources, the production capacity of the said hatchery is about 400 million of sex reversed tilapia fingerlings per year. This contribution to the …
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Aug 25 2014
Photo credit: Magd Al-Bawaab (Egypt) Technical review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) There are several species of scallop in China; two of which are widely farmed (Bay scallop, Argopecten irradians and Japanese scallop, Patinopecten yessoensis). Both species enjoy high growth rate in addition to their tolerance and performance under different environmental conditions …
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Aug 22 2014
Photo credit: Magd Al-Bawaab (Egypt) Technical review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Historic information: During 1950s, mussel was considered undesirable fouling organisms in China. Several years later and based on research outcomes, the culture of mussel was initiated and gradually expanded and encouraged on a commercial scale and this was in the …
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Aug 14 2014
Credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The photos show the tunnel freezing of tilapia fillets or as a whole that is carried out in a processing establishment in China. Tilapia is an emerging species in China’s processing industry whereas tilapia fillet is the major output from tilapia processing. …
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Jun 23 2014
Credit: Khamis killei John (South Sudan) This photo was taken in a Chinese hatchery. The Spawning tank shown in the photo has a circular shape with a depth of 1.5m and diameter of 12 meters. The water inlet in the wall of the tank is on highest on 1.0m while the outlet in the centre …
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Jun 04 2014
Credit: Khamis killei John (South Sudan) The photos show the use of chicken manure in earthen ponds in China. The manure bag is confined in the pond corners using bamboos. Bagging the manure allows the continuous release of nutrients and ensures the gentle and continuous fertilization in fish ponds.
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May 22 2014
Credit: Khamis killei John (South Sudan) The photo shows a simple method of collecting a plankton sample in a fish pond by using a fine mesh net with a ring in the tail.
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May 21 2014
Credit: Khamis killei John (South Sudan) The impeller aerator shown in the photo is widely used in China; it has a strong capacity of adding oxygen to the surface and bottom waters. This type of aerator is used to aerate pond size 2-4 mu (1 ha = 15 mu) depending to stocking density of fish …
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