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Production in intensive and recycle systems

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Tilapias: Biology and Exploitation

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The production of tilapia is most widely associated with tropical or sub-tropical semi-intensive pond systems, and it is towards these systems, described elsewhere in this text, that significant research activity and development interest has focused. As for other warm-water species, advantages of semi-intensive pond culture are widely recognized for simple artisanal production and rural food supply. Semi-intensive and intensive cage culture can also be viable in a range of circumstances, from small to large scale (Beveridge, 1996; Costa-Pierce, 1995), and can contribute usefully to rural livelihoods. However, production has also moved along a parallel direction, involving heavily stocked ponds, tanks or raceways, normally as commercial enterprises in better resourced locations, supplying more developed markets. Such systems are characterized by their substantial dependence on water exchange and external feeding, and are therefore designated as intensive; in many cases, given the extremely high stocking densities employed, and the very controlled management systems, the term super-intensive may be more appropriate. Production ranges of 100—500 tha-1 yr-1 are typical.

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Muir, J., van Rijn, J., Hargreaves, J. (2000). Production in intensive and recycle systems. In: Beveridge, M.C.M., McAndrew, B.J. (eds) Tilapias: Biology and Exploitation. Fish and Fisheries Series, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4008-9_11

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