This lecture addresses key elements in aquaculture practices which are namely: stocking, sampling & harvesting, grading, marking, anesthesia and transportation. This updated version focused more on issues which has been found important based on feedbacks. The lecture has been delivered during the “Fish Culture Development – Africa”, August (2015). http://fishconsult.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Live-Fish-Handling-2015.pdf
Tag: Fish stocking
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Oct 14 2013
Conservation of Pez Blanco (Petenia splendida) through stocking in lake Peten Itzá (Guatemala)
Credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) The photos show the stocking of Pez Blanco (Petenia splendida) in lake Peten Itzá (Guatemala) as a means of preserving this native species. Fry produced for stocking are produced in the facility located in the village “El Remate” with the technical support of the Mission of Taiwan in cooperation with the …
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Jul 24 2013
Ricipiscicultura en Panama (in Spanish)
Credit: Rosa Libia Bellido (Panama) Transplante de arroz: El transplante a la parcela debe realizarse a los 18-20 días de haber sembrado la semilla en el semillero. Deben colocarse dos (2) plántulas por golpe o sitio a una distancia de 25 x 25 cm en cuadro. Siembra de peces: Se siembra aproximadamente de 8 a 10 días después del …
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Jul 10 2013
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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May 27 2012
Capture fishery in the Northern part of Ghana
Credit: Grace Charway (Ghana) The two photos show a model of capture fisheries in the Northern part of Ghana, Upper West Region. Fisheries activities are usually done in dams/reservoirs meant for irrigation and water points for livestock. According to the government policy, 5% of all irrigable dams are allocated to fisheries activities. The Fisheries Commission …
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