Cage Culture Aquaculture Overview

HISTORY OF TILAPIA INTRODUCTION AND CULTURE IN CHINA Initial stage: 1960s - 1970s. Mozambique tilapia: Introduced to Guangdong province from Vietnam in 1956 Culture failed, due to: early maturation ⚫ overpopulation small size and slow growth poor cold-tolerance Israeli red tilapia was introduced from Japan in 1973, but no large-scale culture in 1970s.

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