Aquaculture
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Saturday, October 29th, 2011Introduction 1. You learned how to begin growing your own fish in Booklet No. 27, Freshwater fish- farming how to beg. Growing fish 2. Booklet No. 29, better freshwater fish- farming: the pond told you how to build a bigger pond and how to build it better. Build a bigger pond 3. Booklet No. 30, [...]
Freshwater Fish Farming: the Pond
Friday, October 28th, 2011Improving your fish 1. You have already built the small described in Booklet No. 27, Freshwater fish farming: how to be and you have grown many fish Grown fish 2. Your family would like to have more and you have learned at the marked that you can sell more fish if you have them. 3. [...]
How to Make Fish Boxes
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011Fish boxes This describes how insulated fish boxes can be easily constructed from cheap, locally available materials. There are various methods of storing fish in containers, both at sea and on shore. However, fish are often damaged. Boxes protect the fish during transport and enable the fisherman or seller to ice the fish efficiently. This [...]
Fish Processing and Preservation
Monday, October 10th, 2011Postharvest losses of fish reach 35 percent, nearly 25 million tons, of the world’s fishing catch. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has estimated that in some developing countries, postharvest losses of fish exceed those of any other commodity, often surpassing 50 percent of the landed catch. The losses are highest [...]
Coastal Mariculture
Monday, October 10th, 2011Marine resources in many coastal regions are overexploited. Mariculture, the deliberate production of marine plants and animals, may offer one solution to this problem; principles of agriculture can be applied to improve yields of selected marine species. Marine plant and animal production is controlled by a number of basic chemical and physical constraints. Assuming that [...]
Artificial Reefs and Fish Aggregating Devices
Sunday, October 9th, 2011Artificial Reefs and Fish Aggregating Devices Experienced fishermen realize that fishing is often better in the vicinity of submerged objects such as rock outcroppings, shipwrecks, reefs, and logs, than in areas where the bottom is flat and barren. Many fish are attracted to the submerged objects on which marine plants and animals may grow. These [...]
Gabay sa Pagpapalaki ng Lapu-lapu
Sunday, October 9th, 2011Ang lapu-lapu ay isa sa mga isadang mahal ang presyo sa mga pamilihan. At dahil mahal, dumarami na ang nag-aalaga nito. Karaniwan, ang mga lapu-lapu ay sa kulungang lambat pinalalaki. Hindi problema ang semilya ng lapu-lapu dahil ito’y nahuhuli sa bukana ng ilog at sa mga taniman ng bakawan. Malimit ang panghuling ginagamit ay kawil, [...]
Fishing Methods and Gear
Sunday, October 9th, 2011Traditional fishing arts have been developed over the years to adapt to local conditions (such as the type of coast and nearshore area), the species of fish desired, and the size targeted. The most successful fishing methods of a given region are those that have stood the test of time. This article will describe some [...]
Fisheries Technologies for Developing Countries
Thursday, October 6th, 2011Overview Many of the fishermen in developing countries are locked into economic systems that result in relative poverty. Although the technologies they use have evolved in accord with indigenous biological resources and socioeconomic realities, there may be opportunities for improvement. Existing technologies from other developing regions might be transferred to these fisheries and some of [...]
Understanding Aquaculture
Thursday, October 6th, 2011INTRODUCTION Aquaculture is the production of protein-rich foods through the controlled cultivation and harvest of aquatic plants and animals. Using inexpensive equipment and simple techniques, aquaculture can supply more protein than normally produced through conventional agriculture such as dairy, poultry, and cattle farming; and traditional fishing. Aquaculture is not new. More than 2,500 years ago [...]
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