Dec 29 2015
Photo Credit: Worawut Koedprang (Thailand) Review: Worawut Koedprang and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Blood cockle contributes by about 80,000 tons in Thai aquaculture and represents close to 13% of total coastal aquaculture in Thailand in 2013. The culture of a local species of cockle, Anadara nodifera, began in Thailand since …
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May 30 2015
Credit for photos: Reef Ball Foundation (http://www.reefball.org) Review: Reef Ball Foundation and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The December 26 Tsunami struck, negatively affected a significant portion of the coral reef populations in the coastal belt in Thailand. Accordingly, the tourism activity in Racha Island (Phuket) has been seriously affected …
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Apr 25 2015
Photo credit: David Kawahigashi (Thailand – David Kawahigashi – Vannamei101) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos were taken in a Thai shrimp facility and shows the gonadal development for a female of white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannaemai) which is carried out. In this particular photo the assessment of …
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Dec 30 2014
Credit: Narin Songseechan (Thailand) The photos show small to medium-size cage farming of Asian seabass (Lates Calcarifer) in Thailand. The shown cages are placed in Khlong Koh Kui; Phuket province. The cage dimensions are 3×3.5 m with a depth of 1.5 m. Fish fingerlings are obtained from fish hatcheries (governmental). Fish are mainly fed on trash …
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Dec 08 2014
Credit: Narin Songseechan (Thailand) The photo shows the transportation of fish fingerlings in 200-l barrels and smaller. As shown, the truck is equipped with two air pumps for the aeration. The hatchery is located at Phuket province. In this particular hatchery, fingerlings of grouper, Epinephelus spp, to cage farms which are located at about 170 …
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Nov 05 2014
Photos’ credit: Narin Songseechan (Thailand) Review: Narin Songseechan and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The cage culture of seabass (Lates calcarifer) is popular in the southern and eastern coastal waters of Thailand. Cages shown in the inserted picture are located in Phang-nga Province, southern of Thailand. Cages are usually square with a …
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Oct 27 2014
Credit for the photos: Ahmed Shaheen (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) A relatively recent farm survey (NACA, 1996) revealed that about 90% of Thai shrimp farmers spray lime to tackle the low pH associated problems especially those related to health and survival of farmed shrimp. The application of lime …
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Aug 12 2014
Credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) The photo shows an earthen shrimp pond in which tilapia cages are installed. The aerators in the pond indicate the intensification level of pond management. This experimental operation is carried out at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. The key outcomes of this operation show > 90% as survival rates. The …
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Aug 11 2014
Photo credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Introduction: Giant clams are marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae and sub-family Tridacnidae that are considered the largest bivalves in the world. Their large size, delicious taste and attractive shell colors have made them target animals for consumption and decorative …
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Aug 09 2014
Photo credit: Kevin Fitzsimmons (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) In Asia including Thailand, several red seaweeds such as Gracilaria have been identified along with their natural habitats. Gracilaria are harvested in large quantity as a commercial source of agar. The increasing demand on agar encouraged the Gracilaria farming to meet the …
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