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Use of algae in tilapia feeding in Benin

Credit: Ismael Radwan (Egypt) The photos show the bloom and collection of algae from a body of water. This algae species is well accepted by tilapia in addition to its adequate nutritional value. The algae are offered to tilapia in its original shape (unprocessed). This type of algae is characterized by its fast growth and …

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Great Egret, Ardea alba (Description – habitats – feeding – reproduction – threats) – Video

Video credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This video was taken at Lake Peten Itzá, Guatemala Introduction: Great Egret, Ardea alba (ex Casmerodius albus) has several common names including common egret, large Egret, White Egret, Large Egret, Great White Egret, and Great American Egret. Description: Great Egret adults are entirely white bird …

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Use of locally-made feeding facilities in an African catfish farm in Sudan

Credit: Elsadig Arbab (Sudan) The three photos show the locally-made feeding facilities used in an African catfish farm in Sudan. The facilities include a feed manufacturing unit capable to produce 1 ton of feed/day and demand feeders of 30 kg/each capacity. The third photo shows the produced feed. The total area of this farm is 31,500 …

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Semi-intensive culture of tilapia in Peru

Credit: Carlos Calderón Deza via: Wilder Rodriguez Arteaga (Peru) In this production system, ponds of acreages from 0.5 to 3 acres are used with water exchange that ranges from 15 to 30% per day of the entire volume of the pond. In this system, aerators are used with aeration intensity that depends on the intensification level (ranges …

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Sea pens (habitat, description, feeding, reproduction) – Video

This video was taken in Monterey Bay Aquarium (USA) Introduction: Sea pens are colonial invertebrate marine cnidarians which belong to the order “Pennatulacea”. They are named because of their upright feathered appearance that resemblance the old fashioned quill pens. It is believed they occur in shallow and deep waters in tropical and temperate waters worldwide. …

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Culture of Cachama white (Piaractus brachypomus) in Colombia

Credit: Eudes Emilio Sanchez (Colombia) The fish specimen shown in the photo is White Cachama, (Piaractus brachypomus) which belongs to the family Serrasalmidae. The Cachama white is a native to Colombia and widely distributed within South America, The species enjoys consumer preference and so good market due to its good quality flesh.  This species suits well …

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Economic and social empowerment of Bangladeshi women in the districts of Comilla and Chandpur

Credit: Gabriel de Labra and Mrs. Gabriel de Labra (Spain) The Project has been funded by AECID – The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation and implemented by BRAC (local NGO) and AIDA Association (Spanish NGO). The project targeted to improve the quality of life for women and promote sustainable, equitable and participatory development in rural areas of Bangladesh. …

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Pen culture of tilapia, milkfish and bighead carp in Laguna de Bay (Philippines)

 Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) The practice of tilapia pen farming is being carried out by fish farmers around Laguna de Bay with a stocking density of 30,000 to 50,000 fingerlings per ha. In such practice, fish farmers grow their tilapia naturally whereas no external feeds are given. As such this practice gives several advantages; it …

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Empowering the role of women aquaculture in the rural areas of Bangladesh

Credit: Gabriel de Labra and Mrs. Gabriel de Labra (Spain) The four photos are taken from a detailed presentation on a project titled: “Enjoyment of the Socio- Economic Rights of 1000 Bangladeshi Women through their Social and Economic Empowerment in Comilla and Chandpur”. The Project has been funded by AECID – The  Spanish Agency for International Development …

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Cage farming of red Tilapia, Oreochromis sp. In Poechos Reservoir, Peru

Photos’ ownership: Centro Acuicola Huayllampi  (Peru) Credit: Luis Miguel Ayala Carcamo via Wilder Rodriguez Arteaga (Peru) Description: Luis Miguel Ayala Carcamo and Abdel Rahman El Gamal The attached photos show the farming of all-male red tilapia, Oreochromis sp. in Poechos Reservoir, Lancones District, Sullana Province, Peru. The reservoir irrigates about 108,000 ha of agricultual lands. It also serves about one million …

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