Tag: Libya

Bluefin tuna from the Mediterranean waters to the fattening cages in Libya (Video)

Video credit: Abdallah Elmgawshi (Libya) Review: Abdallah Elmgawshi and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) The video was filmed in the north of Mosrata (Libya) during May, 2012. Once a squadron of Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is spotted using telescopes or fish finders, its location is identified and approached quickly. Then the …

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Purse seining of bluefin tuna in Libyan waters – Video

Video credit: Abdallah Elmgawshi (Libya) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel)   The video shows a typical fishing of Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in Libyan Mediterranean waters. In the present, almost all tuna fishery in Libya is carried out by longline and purse seining. This video shows the purse seining of the …

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Farwa Fish Hatchery Complex in Libya

Photos credit: Abdallh Elmgawshi (Libya) Review: Abdallh Elmgawshi and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)   The inserted pictures have been taken at Farwa Fish Hatchery Complex sometime before 2011. The establishment of this hatchery complex targeted the development of marine aquaculture in Libya focusing mainly on the spawning and grow-out of gilthead …

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Country report – Libya (2015)

Owner of the report:  Abdallah Elmgawshi (Libya) Permission has been granted by Abdallah to publish the report on this site The report started with key cultural issues and economic activities especially in regard to the petroleum and natural gas. Most of the report has been devoted to aquaculture (freshwater and marine) while briefly passing on capture …

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Slaughtering and filleting bluefin tuna caught in Libyan waters (Video)

Video credit: Abdallah Elmgawshi (Libya) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) Source: www.fishconsult.org       The video shows the slaughtering of bluefin tuna (Thynnus thunnus) before lifting it by tail and placing it on the ship’s deck where the processing takes place. The few minutes taken in cutting the head, …

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Spearfishing in Libya (Video)

Video credit: Abdallah Elmgawshi (Libya) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) Source: www.fishconsult.org     This video was filmed at Alhabry & Sultan (Libya). The water in this diving spot is clear making it ideal for spearfishing. As shown in the video, spear guns were used. Fish commonly fished in Libyan …

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