{"id":15199,"date":"2019-10-10T09:43:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T07:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=15199"},"modified":"2020-02-07T20:51:17","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T18:51:17","slug":"status-of-red-tilapia-in-egyptian-aquaculture-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fishconsult.org\/?p=15199","title":{"rendered":"Status of red tilapia in Egyptian aquaculture – Video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This video has been compiled of four parts that have been filmed in four aquaculture projects in Egypt. Identified parts are credited to Marx Perfecto C. Garcia (Philippines) <\/strong>and Sherif Sadek (Egypt). The below review is my <\/strong>personal <\/strong>opinion (Abdel Rahman El Gamal – Founder the video channel) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The introduction of red tilapia into Egypt goes back to late\n1980s whereas specific shipments were received from South-East Asian countries,\nUnited Arab Emirates and finally from Taiwan. Since then, red tilapia continues\nto exist here and there but without noticeable booming and hence it is almost\nnot found on fish displays. When compared with red tilapia in Latin American\ncountries (e.g. Colombia) or in Asia (Vietnam, Taiwan) and others, the status\nof red tilapia in Egypt did not witness comparable development. The reasons for\nsuch stagnation in red tilapia could be attributed to several factors. At the\nlevel of consumers, it was not clear that red tilapia enjoyed consumer\npreference especially Egyptian consumers are not accustomed to eating Sashimi that is mainly raw\nfish whereas red tilapia with its purple abdomen would be advantageous for such\ndish compared to the dark abdomens for naturally colored tilapia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At\nthe production levels, the reproduction of red tilapia hybrids resulted in\noffspring with different coloration patterns and hence the initial attractive\ncolors were not maintained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added to that, the relative salinity tolerance of red\ntilapia and hence its potential culture in saline water was not justified since\nby no means, red tilapia could compete with marine fish in regard to market\nvalue highlighting that marine fish\/shrimp species remain to be the candidates\nfor marine waters.\n\nIn brief, as long as the market situation as\nwell as the production situation remains the same, there is no major change in\nthe status of red tilapia is expected.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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