Dec 03 2014
Credit: Muhammad Shahid Iqbal (Tawakkal)- Pakistan This is an annual event which is carried out at an aquaculture facility located in Muzaffar, Pakistan. This particular event took place on the 6th of November 2013. About 100 fish farmers from southern Punjab attended this event. The field day targeted to promote aquaculture and in particular tilapia culture …
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Nov 22 2014
Credit: Kanwal Odhejo (Pakistan) There are 29 fish processing units in Pakistan with storage capacity of 10,000 tons, out of these 25 units are located in Karachi of Federal Government provided intelligentsia and technical assistance to seafood establishments for improving their processing conditions in line with various EU / international standards. Through this process, eight …
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Nov 19 2014
Credit: Muhammad Shahid Iqbal (Tawakkal)- Pakistan The masculinization of the fry of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) –as shown in the photo- is done in 5m2-hapas placed in earthen ponds. In order to judge the age of fry, only fry hatched from collected eggs are used in the sex-reversal process in which the male hormone 17 …
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Oct 22 2014
Credit: Muhammad Shahid Iqbal (Tawakkal)- Pakistan The facility in which the photo has been taken is in a fish hatchery whereas grass carp is reproduced. The plant shown in the photo is paddy. The plant is provided once daily for the grass carp of 2-3 kg average size. In this particular pond, grass carp is …
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Oct 13 2014
Credit: Muhammad Shahid Iqbal (Tawakkal)- Pakistan The pond shown in the photo has an acreage of 2.5 acres. The aeration in such system depends on fresh air that is pushed into the pipes by an electricity-operated blower and it comes out in small bubbles through aero-tubes that are fixed at pond bottom. The fish stocked in …
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Dec 01 2013
Credit: Mukhtiar Ahmed (Pakistan) The outcomes of the pilot project on the raft culture of the green mussel (Perna viridi) indicated the possibility of the culture of green mussels using rafts. During the piloting, a satisfactory growth rate has been attained reach a length of about 11-12 cm with weight of about 40-45 g after a …
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Dec 01 2013
Credit: Mukhtiar Ahmed (Pakistan) The culture of red tilapia in Pakistan started with the import of 500 fry with an average weight of 2.5 g from Thailand in March 2011 by Livestock & Fisheries Department, Government of Sindh. After the further nursing and grow-out of imported tilapia, the spawning has been carried out in breeding hapas …
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Nov 24 2012
Credit: Mukhtiar Ahmed (Pakistan) One of the photos shows the construction of rafts for the cultivation of oysters and mussels at Gharo creek coastal belt of Sindh Pakistan. The second photo shows the examination of oyster spats on empty shells at Ambra creek, Sindh. Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its …
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Nov 24 2012
Credit: Mukhtiar Ahmed (Pakistan) The first photo shows the fingerlings of all-male Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in plastic oxygenated bags transporting through boat to cages in Keenjher lake, Thatta Sindh, Pakistan. The second photo shows the release of the fingerlings in the cages. Note: We decided not to watermark the photos in order not to upset its …
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