Productivity

Prospect and Potential for Global Production

Abstract: During the 1990s, tilapia products became an important commodity in the international seafood trade. Tilapia farming has grown from an industry based on fish introduced […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Kevin Fitzsimmons
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Farming Tilapia in Saline Waters

Abstract: Although tilapia culture has been limited primarily to freshwater and low-salinity brackish water, a high degree of salt tolerance exhibited by certain species has suggested […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Wade O. Watanabe; Kevin Fitzsimmons; Yang Yi
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Management of Bottom Soil condition and Pond Water and Effluent Quality

Abstract: Good bottom soil condition and high-quality water are essential ingredients for successful pond aquaculture of tilapia and other species. Some problems with pond soil and […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Claude E. Boyd
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Harvest, Handling, and Processing

Abstract: Quality control of tilapia products has been one of the most critical aspects of the success of the industry. Maintaining and improving the quality of […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Kevin Fitzsimmons
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Atlas of Tilapia Histology

Abstract: Tilapia have become one of the most important domesticated fish around the world. The group’s importance to household income in the developing world is increasing […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2006
  • Author(s): Carol M. Morrison; Kevin Fitzsimmons; James R. Wright Jr.
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Effect of Feeding Duration of Sodium Chloride-Containing Diets on Growth Performance and Some Osmoregulatory Parameters of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, After Transfer to Water of Different Salinities

Abstract: Two feeding experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of feeding duration of dietary salt (NaCl or S) on hematocrit, blood glucose, serum osmolality, and […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Chhorn Lim; Mediha Yildirim-Aksoy; Thomas Welker; Karen Veverica
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Evaluation of reproductive performance and early growth of four strains of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L) with different histories of domestication

Abstract: Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus is the primary tilapia species being cultured in the world, but many of the stocks being cultured were founded from a […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): George O. Osure; Ronald P. Phelps
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

A Preliminary Study on the Maturation and Reproduction of Spinibarbus denticulatus (Oshima, 1926), an Indigenous Species of Northern Vietnam

Abstract: These preliminary studies were conducted to understand some of the basic reproduction parameters of the indigenous carp, Spinibarbus denticulatus (Oshima 1926) as a prelude to […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): D.V. Trung; Amrit Bart
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Tilapia Production in China Huge Output Balanced by Huge Consumption

Abstract: With almost half the global production and a quarter of global consumption, China is a critical player in the tilapia industry. In recent years, the […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Kevin Fitzsimmons
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Tilapia, Sustainable Aquaculture from the New Millennium: Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture

Coming soon

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Not Available
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document