Profile updated on 8 November 2023
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Oreochromis niloticus, Oreochromis mossambicus, Oreochromis aureus x niloticus, Oreochromis spp.
SPECIES NAME(s)
Nile tilapia, Mozambique tilapia, Blue-Nile tilapia, hybrid, Tilapias nei (multispecies)
JURISDICTION
Hainan
PREDOMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEM
Pond
WATER SOURCE
Fresh Water
JUVENILE SOURCE
hatchery - closed cycle
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- The Hainan Tilapia Sustainability Alliance, supported by the China Blue Sustainability Institute, is improving seafood production through the promotion and adoption of a zonal Code of Good Practice, pilot demonstration farms, and an Aquaculture Improvement Project.
Weaknesses
- There is no evidence of the implementation of zoning and aquaculture areas or the use of carrying capacity studies to site and manage farms, despite the identification of aquaculture areas and acknowledgment of zoning in legislative documents.
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