Category: Farmed species

This category hosts the key farmed species of fin-fish, shell fish, seaweed and others including those grown in various environments (e.g. warm water, cold water, freshwater, marine water)

Desert aquaculture in Fouja village, North Kordofan (Sudan) – Pond establishment

Credit: Mamoun Obeida (Sudan) The photos show the establishment of a fish pond in Fouja village, Bara Locality- North Kordofan State. This project represents a part of the Environmental Change Programme and is carried out by Fisheries Department (North Kordofan State). The underground water is the only source of water for this pond which is …

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Seabream harvesting of floating cages in Turkey – Video

Credit for the video: Ahmed Shaheen (Egypt) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (the channel and site founder) This 6-minute video shows the harvesting process of gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata carried out in commercial off-shore cages in Turkey. We can see the harvest crew –with the help of a machinery- are pulling the seine and crowding …

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Artificial insemination of the Pacific white shrimp in Vietnam (spermatophores) – Video

Source: www.fishconsult.org Video credit: Ahmed Shaheen (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (founder of the site and channel) This video was filmed in a shrimp hatchery in Vietnam. The artificial inseminating in shrimp implies the mating of selected individuals for mating and hence obtaining a regulated supply of fertilized eggs as required for the shrimp …

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Culture of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in circular cages in Lake Volta (Ghana)

Credit: Patrick Appenteng (Ghana) The photo shows circular cages on the Volta Lake located in the Asuogyaman District of Ghana for the culturing of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Total number is five (5). Three (3) have a dimension of 40m circumference ×7m depth whilst the other two (2) also have a dimension of 60m circumference x7m …

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Collection and transportation of tilapia fry in Malawi

Credit: Carolyn M. Chinguo (Malawi) The photos show men while packing of tilapia fingerlings in oxygen-filled plastic bags and getting it ready for transportation for the stocking in Nkhotakota district. Tilapia fingerlings were collected from an earthen pond shown in the photo. Tilapias farmed in Malawi belong to three tilapine species which are namely Nkhututu …

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A greenhouse-type tilapia hatchery in Tanzania

Credit: Fadhili Ruzika (Tanzania) The photo shows a greenhouse-type hatchery for Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. The hatchery has been constructed at the Ruhila Aquaculture Development Center. It may be of interest to know, this type of tilapia hatchery has been designed by a colleague who attended an earlier EICA training course in 2010. The hatchery …

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Culture of Nile tilapia in integration with poultry in Kisarawe, Tanzania

Credit: Fadhili Ruzika (Tanzania) The two photos show fish ponds which are privately owned and located in Kisarawe district coastal Region, Tanzania. There are eight ponds of 20 x 25 meters each. Ponds are stocked with Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. The buildings shown in the photos is are chicken houses in which chicken are grown …

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Stimulating the natural environmental conditions for the spawning of common carp using Dubisch method

The credit of the figure: FAO, the artificial propagation of warm-water finfishes Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The Dubisch method was named after Thomas Dubisch, the fishery inspector who introduced this system which has been used afterwards based on its practically, efficiency, and cost. The Dubisch method includes facilities, fish and management. The key facility …

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Cage farming of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in Turkey

Credit: Huseyn Ek (Akuakare, Turkey) The photos are taken in some tuna farms in Turkey whereas the bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is the species of choice. These cage farms are located in Alanya and Lzmir in Turkey. Tunas required for farming are collected from the nature and stocked in these cage in which they are …

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Culture of Indian white shrimp, Penaeus indicus in Egypt: Pond preparation prior to stocking (1 out of 6) – in Arabic

Credit: Sherif Sadek and Mohamed Sabry (ACO), Egypt Reporting: Abdel Rahman El Gamal   توضح الصور عملية رئيسية يتم إجراؤها أثناء تجهيز حوض ترابى قبل تخزينه بيوافع الجمبرى الهندى الأبيض Penaeus indicus.  فى هذه المرحلة من إعداد الحوض، يتم استخدام محلول الكلور بالتركيز المناسب حيث يتم استخدام المحلول فى تجمعات المياه وفى أية مناطق يحتمل وجود …

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