Tag: aquaculture

Culture of all-male tilapia in Senegal

Photos’ credit: Jean-Marie Sambou (Senegal) Description: Jean Marie   and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos show the production and distribution of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings in Senegal. Typically, all-male tilapia is produced via hormonal treatment using 17-alpha methyl testosterone. The pictures have been taken in a private tilapia hatchery …

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Culture of rainbow trout in Pakistan (Overview)

Photo credit: Yousuf Jan (Pakistan) Description: Yousuf Jan and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Historically, the culture of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Pakistan; in particular in Gilgit Baltistan dates back to 1906-1908 starting with aged ova that were carried to Gilgit by Potters and then hatched under the supervision of experts …

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Promoting the role of women in fish culture in Senegal

Photo credit: Jean-Marie Sambou (Senegal) Description: Jean-Marie Sambou and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows fish cages of 10-m3 volume each. These net cages are a part of a promotion project targeting women in particular. The project is sponsored by CORPSAFRICA; an NGO caring mainly on woman having a …

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Educational facility for the culture of African catfish in Burkina Faso

Photo credit: Philippe Sawadogo (Burkina Faso) Review: Philippe Sawadogo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The photos show an education facility located in Loumbila, 25 Km from Ouagadougou (the capital). In this privately-owned facility (school), the primary school teachers are trained on the breeding of catfish in order to allow them to …

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Status of red tilapia in Egyptian aquaculture – Video

This video has been compiled of four parts that have been filmed in four aquaculture projects in Egypt. Identified parts are credited to Marx Perfecto C. Garcia (Philippines) and Sherif Sadek (Egypt). The below review is my personal opinion (Abdel Rahman El Gamal – Founder the video channel) The introduction of red tilapia into Egypt …

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Fish Culture Development (regular training course – 2019 – EICA – Egypt)

As usually the case, my contribution to this course was yesterday (October 7) where I delivered my first lecture. This 10-week Fish Culture Development training course has been annually supported since 1988 by the Egyptian Government as represented in the Egyptian International Center for Agriculture (EICA). The course adopts variety of training tools including lectures, …

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Tank culture of African catfish in Egypt – Video

Video credit: Charles Bernard Makuya (Malawi) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video shows the feeding of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus when intensively grown in concrete tanks in Egypt. The aggressive feeding of stocked catfish is quite obvious as the floating pellets were picked-up within seconds. Added to that, the …

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A technical visit to a cooperative fish feed mill in Cameroon

Photos’ credit: Marcelin Ngatcham (Cameroon) Description: Marcelin Ngatcham and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted pictures cover a technical visit to a fish feed mill which is located at Ediki (South West) and managed by Common Initiative Group (CIG). The visit explores whether technical problems do exit in the operation. The …

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Installation of liners in fish ponds in Kenya

Photo credit: Mercy Maiyo (Kenya) Description: Mercy Maiyo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The photos show the lining process in fish ponds located in Nairobi County (Kenya). The pond shown in the picture is 150 m2. The lining is a valid approach whenever the pond soil is not naturally holding water. …

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Aquaculture station and training center celebrates the National Day in Cameroon

Photos’ credit: Marcelin Ngatcham (Cameroon) Description: Marcelin Ngatcham and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos show a segment of the celebration of Unity Day which is a holiday in Cameroon. This National Day is annually celebrated on 20 May. As seen in the photos, the “Aquaculture station & Training Centre” …

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