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File Type: pdf
File Size: 4.35 MB

Media Type:

Fact Sheet | Brochure | Poster | Extension Report | Research Summary

Publication Number:

IISG21-SFA-BRC-012

Pages:

2

Description:

This is the third in a series of consumer guides that describe fish and shellfish farmed in the Midwest region of the United States. The fact sheet also includes culinary characteristics, cooking tips and a recipe for Sautéed Tilapia.

References:

 

  1. Wohlfarth, G.W. and G. Hulata. 1983. Applied Genetics of Tilapias, ICLARM Studies and Reviews 6, 26 p. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, Manila.
  2. Nico, L.G., Schofield, P.J., and Neilson, M.E., 2021, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758): U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=468, Revision Date: 1/8/2020, Peer Review Date: 12/18/2013, Access Date: 2/16/2021
  3. National Marine Fisheries Service (2020) Fisheries of the United States, 2018. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Current Fishery Statistics No. 2018 Available at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ national/commercial-fishing/fisheries-united-states-2018
  4. FAO 2005-2021. Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme. Oreochromis niloticus. Cultured Aquatic Species Information programme. Text by Rakocy, J.E. In: FAO Fisheries Division [Online]. Rome. Update 18 February 2005. [Cited 16 February 2021]. http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Oreochromis_niloticus/en

Recommended Citation

Shambach, Amy. Tilapia farmed fish fact sheet. Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Report: IISG21-SFA-BRC-012. https://iiseagrant.org/publications/tilapia-farmed-fish-fact-sheet/

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Creators

Amy Shambach, Ethan Chitty, Stuart Carlton

Year

2021

Focus Areas

Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture

Topics

Aquaculture
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