Tilapia / Cichlids

A new project that aims to improve tilapia production in Haiti has been launched by IDH and Taino Aqua Ferme, the nation’s largest aquaculture operator, today.

The use of open net pen farms has been questioned in a new paper looking into their impacts on wild fish populations.

Benchmark has announced its discovery of a significant quantitative trait locus (QTL) for Streptococcus iniae resistance in Nile tilapia.

Seeing the opportunities in commercial fish farming, investors and government representatives from Sierra Leone have been learning about best practice from friends and colleagues in Ghana – and are re…

New research suggests that including Bacilllus subtilis in tilapia diets can reduce mortality rates of those fish facing a Streptococcus challenge.

A new study suggests that tilapia lake virus can be transmitted from parents to offspring.

Acceso El Salvador has signed a deal to become the Central American country’s exclusive distributor of Spring Genetics tilapia fingerlings.

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 hyper-intensive production of tropical species might be a hard sell in the US, but a handful of companies have developed systems that have made successful leaps in the sector.

The development of a sustainable aquaculture sector can play an important role in providing livelihoods for people living around Lake Victoria, according to Kyra Hoevenaars, AquaBioTech Group’s projec…

Tilapia producers on Lake Volta are calling for urgent action by the Ghanaian government to deal with the very high level of fish mortalities, which they believe have been caused by the operations of …

Cycle Farms, a French-owned biotechnology company, has opened its first insect meal production facility in Ghana.

A team of researchers based in Singapore claim to be close to their goal of developing a strain of tilapia that can thrive in salt water.

A proposed levy on imported fish might stimulate Zimbabwe’s local aquaculture industry to grow at a faster rate – but it might also bring its own challenges.

Pharmaq has formed a strategic partnership with Colombia’s largest tilapia producer, Piscicola Botero, in a bid to improve productivity and sustainability in the tilapia value chain in the country.

Hopes for the development of an effective vaccine to protect tilapia from Streptococcus have been given a boost following the publication of the results of a new study.

Representatives of Ghana’s tilapia sector see signs for optimism, now that a Chinese-owned tilapia production site has been mothballed.

A three-year project which aims to increase the productivity of the Ghanaian tilapia sector by 20 percent for cage and 15 percent for pond farmers has recently been launched.

Garlic (Allium sativum) has been shown to improve tilapia growth and immunity in a new study undertaken in Pakistan.

Jennifer Sodji, who runs one of the biggest fish farms and the leading aquaculture association in Ghana, outlines how political intervention is essential to secure the sector's growth.