Photo credit: Aritra Bera (India) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The picture shows a batch of collected fingerlings of flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) in India. The published reports state that grey mullet has been farmed extensively cultured in Bengal, Madras and Kerala since 1947. For production efficiency, the species has …
Tag: India
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Apr 22 2017
Trade of dried fish in India
Photo credit: ICSF Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows women selling dried fish in a typical dried fish market in India. The following is a brief review on fish drying in India. According to a recent study (2016), only 6% of fish catch in India is …
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Oct 13 2016
Country report – India (2011)
Owner of the report: G. Venkata Raju (India) http://fishconsult.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Country-report-India-2011.pdf A permission has been granted to publish the report on this site
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Jun 19 2016
On-board fish drying in India
Photo credit: ICSF Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted picture shows the fish drying on a fishing vessel in India. Drying fish onboard is becoming popular in India and could be also practiced elsewhere. The dried fish produced in this way is much cleaner and devoid of …
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Jun 09 2016
Traditional shrimp smoking in India
Photo credit: ICSF (India) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Smoked fish/shrimp has a good demand in India. Several fish species are used for smoking with mullets and shrimp being the preferred species. The inserted picture shows the traditional method for shrimp smoking. These traditional kilns are mainly made of …
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Feb 07 2015
Catla catla, produced in Nepal and sold in India
Credit: Bishnu khanal (Nepal) About 70% of fish consumed in Nepal is imported from India. However, some fish exports take place from Nepal to India. The inserted picture shows a queue of motorbikes that belong to fish retailors in the rural part of Nepal on their way to nearby market …
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Sep 03 2013
Use of biogas slurry in Indian aquaculture – Video
Video credit: G. Venkata Raju (India) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The biogas plants of different sizes and capacities are spreading in India rapidly with the increasing energy demand. Farmers –including fish farmers- are among the target groups who have been benefitting from biogas units. In regard to fish farming, and based on its nutritive …
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Sep 02 2013
Adopting the Chinese system of fish hatchery in India – Video
Source: www.fishconsult.org Video credit: G. Venkata Raju (India) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal The Chinese hatchery system became most popular throughout India especially the efficiency of the system is high and the cost (construction and operation) is less compared to other systems. These hatcheries are used for Chinese carps as well as Indian major carps. The …
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Aug 21 2013
Use of stop logs in water inlets and outlets of fish ponds in India (Video)
Video credit: G. Venkata Raju (India) Description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal Source: www.fishconsult.org This video shows the stop-logs used in the water management –in particular depth- in fish ponds in India. The same system was introduced from China into Egypt during 1980s before being changed to piping system. As shown in this video, …
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Aug 05 2013
Hygienic fish market in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Credit:G. Venkata Raju (India) Review:G. Venkata Raju and Abdel Rahman El Gamal The photo shows a modern fish market in Nellore that has been constructed with hygienic conditions. The building was constructed by the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), and the Municipal Corporation of Nellore in the city. Establishing a fish market …
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