Video credit: Andria Melissa Ochoa Rodas (Guatemala) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This short video clip was filmed in the facility affiliated to the University of Miami (USA). Based on its successful culture in first Taiwan and then after in various Asian countries, cobia (Rachycentron canadum) is believed to …
Tag: aquaculture
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Sep 17 2019
Fish-vegetable-horticulture integration in Malawi
Photo credit: Madalitso Magombo (Malawi) Description: Madalitso Magombo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows an integrated farm of fish and vegetables as well as bananas (horticulture) that does exist in Zomba, Malawi and run by one of the fish farmers in the area. The integrated aquaculture-agriculture (IAA) technology …
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Sep 16 2019
Tilapia aquaculture in Guatemala
Photo credit: Andria Melissa Ochoa Rodas (Guatemala) Description: Andria Melissa Ochoa Rodas and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows an earthen pond while prepared for tilapia culture. The pond is in Escuintla which is located in south central Guatemala. As shown in the picture, heavy machinery are used in …
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Sep 10 2019
Construction of a small fish pond in Madagascar
Photo credit: Marcel Jean Adavelo (Madagascar) – Review: Marcel Jean Adavelo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows the construction of a small fish pond in Madagascar. Typically, such small-size ponds do not justify the use of machinery. Added to that, the farmer usually does not have the cash …
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Aug 18 2019
Fish hatchery management (2019 updated lecture)
This lecture on the management of fish hatcheries was delivered in Fish Culture Development training course during August 2019. The lecture starts with general information related to the various modes of reproduction among aquatic animals of finfish, shell fish, mollusks and others including substrate spawners, mouth brooders till giving birth. The levels of parental care …
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Aug 18 2019
Natural spawning of tilapia in Madagascar using a simple practice
Photo credit: Marcel Jean Adavelo (Madagascar) – Review: Marcel Jean Adavelo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) As shown in the attached picture, the spawning tilapia pond is separated by a net with appropriate mesh size that retains the broodstock in a part of the pond while allows the produced fry and …
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Jul 26 2019
Development and outlook of Egyptian aquaculture (2019 updated version)
This lecture was delivered in aquaculture development training course hosted by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). This updated lecture presents not only statistics of 2017 but emerging practices such as biosecurity system as well as specific issues has been highlighted in this lecture such as the problems facing the shrimp aquaculture. The contribution …
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Jul 16 2019
Fish culture development training course (Africa) 2019
The inserted photo was taken on July 15, the first technical day of the “Fish Culture Development – Africa” training course for 2019. This 3-month course is annually organized since 2004 and jointly supported by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture – EICA” and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The course this year hosts 14 …
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Jul 05 2019
Biofloc technology in red tilapia culture in Colombia (Video)
Video credit: Marleyi Acuna Torres (Colombia) Description: Marleyi Acuna Torres and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) The video was filmed in a red tilapia farm which uses biofloc technology. The farm is located in Zulia Notre de Santander (Colombia). The farm receives its water from a rain water reservoir. The management …
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