Tilapia: The African fish that’s popular the world over
Farming of this hardy and versatile fish is likely to expand, with increasing investment in farms producing tilapia to meet the growing demand for firm white protein.
No fish has made as big of an impact on the global aquaculture industry as the tilapia has. Aquaculture specialist Leslie Ter Morshuizen, owner of Aquaculture Solutions, writes about this highly sought-after fish, which he has come to describe as the ‘aquatic chicken’.
Originally from the lakes and rivers of Africa, tilapia has spread across most of the world as an aquaculture species with superb qualities, both on the farm and in the kitchen.
In 2022, tilapia was the third most farmed fish species in the world and is probably the species that is farmed across the widest geography, as the two main species, grass carp and silver carp, are primarily farmed in China (according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, see graph), whilst Nile tilapia is farmed across the world.
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