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A Measure of Success
Take a look at the fish in your local supermarket and you’ll likely find that tilapia is featured front and center in most display cases. Tilapia is now in the top ten seafoods consumed in the United States, and is featured in almost every fish recipe you find while browsing the web.
Did you know that for that fish to get on your plate, a long road of ecological impact had to be traversed? In fact, most of us have no idea how our food arrives on our table,...
What do we produce?
Did you ever wonder how much seafood -specifically Tilapia- does the U.S. produce?
Here is a very interesting table from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), dated 2008 and which illustrates how much ground we still have to cover to supply our large demand for Tilapia and other species. 
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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U.S. Tilapia Import Charts
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Tilapia in the World
Tilapia is the third most important fish in fish farming after carps and salmonids, with production reaching1,505,804 metric tons in 2002
Because of their large size, rapid growth, and palatability, tilapiine cichlids are the focus of major farming efforts, specifically various species of Oreochromis, Sarotherodon, and Tilapia, collectively known colloquially as tilapias. Like other large fish, they are a good source of protein and popular among artisanal and commercial fisheries. Most such fisheries were originally found in...
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A Snapshot of the Tilapia Imports in the United States
This interesting chart developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, gives us a snapshot of historical and current Tilapia Imports into the United States.
Interpretation of data is always conditional to the variables that experience and knowledge predispose, but even for the average Joe it is obvious that China is the biggest exporter of Tilapia, and our country’s biggest supplier. This biggest of contenders for U.S. produced Tilapia has many struggles to overcome, and weaknesses that local farmers should exploit...
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World Aquaculture Society Conference
Welcome to all of our new readers and friends that join us from the World Aquaculture Conference currently held in New Orleans.
We know this yearly event is an important gathering for the industry and we sincerely hope that during these conference days, bonds are strengthened, minds enlightened and stern conviction is placed on advancing aquaculture and research.
We are glad to have you stop by and join our community.