Video credit: Vannamei 101 Description: Vannamei 101 and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) As the video caption tells, the video is affiliated to a super intensive shrimp farm located in Phang Nga, Thailand. The stocking rate of post larvae in the farm is 300 PL/m2. The shrimp culture in the farm …
Tag: whiteleg shrimp
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Jun 24 2019
Spawning of imported whiteleg shrimp in a biosecure facility in Egypt
Photos credit: Sherif Sadek (Egypt). Description: Sherif Sadek and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, being the newest introduced shrimp species in Egypt is considered a promising candidate towards the development of shrimp aquaculture in the country based on its high productive traits. In order to minimize the …
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Apr 20 2019
Enhancing the incoming water to a marine hatchery in Egypt
Photos credit: Marx Perfecto C. Garcia (Philippines)– Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The facilities shown in the inserted pictures have been constructed to enhance the water quality for the marine hatchery shown in the background. Suez Canal water is the main incoming water to the hatchery. The concrete canals shown in …
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Aug 17 2017
Organic shrimp farming in Asia (Video)
Video credit: Jimmy Lim (Aquamimicry China) Review: Jimmy Lim and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the channel) The video was filmed in a shrimp farm located in Hainan (China). The video shows the preparation of the ponds before stocking of the post larvae. There is a growing interest in organic food including organic shrimp. …
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Jul 16 2017
Green tilapia: annoying in shrimp ponds but rewarding on market display (Egypt)
Photos credit: Sherif Sadek (Egypt) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) Green tilapia (Tilapia zillii) is usually treated as an unwanted species in fish ponds because the species matures at younger age and smaller size compared to farmed tilapia species such as Nile tilapia (the specimens shown –based on their …
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Jan 14 2016
Shrimp aquaculture in Colombia
Photo credit: Camilo Cristian Suarez Barazeta (Colombia) Review: Camilo Cristian Suarez Barazeta and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted shrimp farm shows a shrimp farm in Punta Canoa Cartagena, Colombia. Colombian shrimp production from aquaculture has witnessed significant fluctuations due to the high losses caused by the Taura …
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Jun 25 2015
Why PL12 is the recommended stage for shrimp grow-out?
Photo credit: David Kawahigashi (Thailand – David Kawahigashi – Vannamei101) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photo is for a batch of post-larvae 12 (PL12) of whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) that are ready for stocking in grow-out facilities. From hatching, it takes about 21 days to reach the PL12. …
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May 21 2015
Prior stocking stress tests for the whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
This 2-slide bite addresses a quality control procedures which are commonly used prior to the stocking of whiteleg shrimp post larvae in grow-out ponds. The rationality of the tests as well as the common ones are included. http://fishconsult.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Stress-tests-for-the-postlarvae-of-whiteleg-shrimp.pdf
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Apr 25 2015
Ovarian development and eyestalk ablation in whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
Photo credit: David Kawahigashi (Thailand – David Kawahigashi – Vannamei101) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photos were taken in a Thai shrimp facility and shows the gonadal development for a female of white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannaemai) which is carried out. In this particular photo the assessment of …
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Jun 04 2014
Culture of whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei in Thailand
Credit: Ayman Ammar (Egypt) The photos were photographed in a commercial shrimp farm in Thailand. You may see the action of checking the feeding activity of shrimp and whether the feed placed in the feeding tray shown in the photo was totally consumed or if there is a left-over feed. While checking the status of …
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