Catfish / Pangasius

With a flying start from a government programme, unemployed young people in Nigeria’s Delta State are discovering aquaculture offers a great opportunity – both to support themselves and help solve the region’s social issues.

How the Nigerian taste for catfish is spreading to Ghana – where some think it might even replace tilapia as the country’s favourite fish.

The inclusion of biofloc meal in feed has been shown to improve the growth and health status of juvenile African catfish.

Aquaponics is helping to keep farmers in drought-ravaged parts of Uganda alive, according to Dr Aisha Nalwoga, a fisheries officer with the Water Governance Institute.

How an aquaculture training initiative in the Niger Delta is helping Nigerian fish farmers to earn a good living.

As West African countries look to aquaculture to plug the gap left by diminishing fisheries landings, brand new opportunities are opening up for women.

In the face of rising production costs and limited land and water availability, Egyptian fish farmers are looking for new ways to achieve higher productivity and profitability

Across West Africa, smart solutions are beginning to unlock the enormous potential for domestic, sustainable fish farming at a local level. One ingenious project is SkyFox – which integrates catfish farming with the production of cereal crops, saving scarce wa…

Not content with merely transforming an abandoned fish farm into a thriving catfish-farming cluster, Benedicta Peter-Ugheoke is also an aquaculture trainer and consultant who has helped encourage many female Nigerians to join the sector

How a simple but effective development in smoking technology is helping to reduce fish waste and the use of firewood in the Niger Delta, while simultaneously adding value to farmers’ fish

How one man’s idea to help soldiers earn extra income and acquire valuable skills on retirement has evolved to create a national aquaculture training centre in Ghana

Lilian Elekwachi, research technician and catfish farmer at the United Ufuoma Fish Farmers Association (UUFFA) in Warri Delta State, Nigeria, believes that improved infrastructure and knowledge are essential for the growth of the country's aquaculture industry…

The concept of ‘cluster farming’ tilapia and catfish, which is being pioneered in Ghana by a Dutch investment firm, could revolutionise the country’s – and the continent’s – aquaculture sector.

Following the successful debut of the World Aquaculture Society’s debut conference in sub-Saharan Africa, The Fish Site spoke to Niels Lundgaard, Commercial Director of Africa for Aller Aqua Group – who were the gold sponsors of the event.

This article by Dr Abdel Raheam H. A. El-Bassir and colleagues from Sudan explores the effects of preserving fish using salt on its nutritional properties.

Maintaining good water quality and strict biosecurity measures can help pangasius farms remain productive and profitable.

Though pangasius can thrive in a variety of culture conditions, its nutrition is critical to successful farming.