Credit: Alain Murekambanze (Burundi) Source: www.fishconsult.org Because of the declining of fish harvest in Lake Victoria, means for boosting the fish harvest in the lake has been explored. The adoption of cage fish farming seemed the practical option to adopt. Early in 2012, under the government of Uganda – China Friendship Agriculture Technology Centre, a …
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Dec 05 2013
Cage culture of red tilapia in Colombia
Credit: Ever Edrey Hernandez (Colombia) Cage aquaculture in Colombia produced 23,366 tons in 2010 representing about 34.5% of total Colombian aquaculture in that year (67,679 tons). Tilapia culture – in particular red tilapia- represents about 83% of total tilapia aquaculture in Colombia (cages and ponds). In the same time, tilapia dominates total cage aquaculture as …
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Dec 02 2013
Cage fish farming in Ghana
Credit: Grace Charway (Ghana) Intensive fish farming is practiced in cages in Ghana whereas fish production from cages dominates aquaculture production amounting about 85% of total aquaculture production in 2011 whereas the number of cages was 1525 covering about 23 hectares.
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Nov 21 2013
Cage farming of red tilapia in Peru
Credit: Carlos Calderón Deza Via: Wilder Rodriguez Arteaga (Peru) This photo shows cage farming of red tilapia in Peru during either fry nursing or fattening. During fry nursing, balanced feed of 30 and 45% protein content is offered at 10-12% of fish biomass/day. During the fattening phase, fish are stocked at densities that range …
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Sep 29 2013
Cage culture of grouper (Epinephelus sp.) in Thailand (Development and challenges)
Credit for the cage photo: Samart Detsathit (Thailand) Credit for the species photo: Worawut Koedprang (Thailand) Review: Samarat, Worawut and Abdel Rahman El Gamal The culture of grouper in floating net cages is primarily undertaken in in the southern and eastern provinces of Thailand. The main species of cultured groupers are Epinephelus coioides and Epinephelus …
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Sep 28 2013
Culture of milkfish, Chanos chanos in different environments and systems in the Philippines
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) According to 2005 statistics, the production of milkfish in brackishwater in the Philippines comprised the largest proportion of milkfish production, followed by fish cage farming in marine waters and finally the culture of the species in pens in freshwater areas. In regard to the productivity of the species per unit …
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Sep 15 2013
Smart and simple feeders in cage farming of tilapia in Egypt during 1980s
During 1980s and 1990s, demand feeders were not introduced into Egypt and in the same, the floating fish feed was not produced. Cage farmers invented this smart and effective feeder shown in the photo. The feeder is made of local materials which is already available for variety of purposes. Cage farmers introduced another simple method …
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Jul 24 2013
Piscicultura Comercial en Panama (in Spanish)
Credit: America B. Garcia (Panama) Dio inicio a mediados de los años 90 con la construcción de dos proyectos a nivel privado, uno en jaulas con densidades de siembra de 200 a 300 alevines y producciones de 80-100 kg/mt3 y otro a nivel de estanques con densidades de siembra muy variables que van de 2 a …
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Jul 22 2013
Marine cage aquaculture in the Philippines
Credit: Hannibal M. Chavez (Philippines) Sea cage farming is also promoted in the mariculture zone as an alternative livelihood to the fishing communities to increase production and family income. Cages are usually installed in cove areas classified into floating and fixed cages for the culture of milkfish, tilapia, grouper, siganids, pompano, seabass and other fin fishes …
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Jul 14 2013
Culture and marketing of tilapia species in Peru (in Spanish)
Credit: David Humberto Mendoza Ramirez (Peru) El cultivo de tilapia (Oreochromis sp., tilapia roja) se desarrolla en selva alta y en la costa norte aprovechando las represas y recientemente en jaulas, existe tecnología disponible. El nivel de producción es de mayor escala (más de 50 TM/año) y menor escala (más de 2 MT/año). El principal mercado …
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