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Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia: Benefiting aquatic food producers in the past, present and future
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10.10.22
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Nile tilapia is one of the major aquaculture species in the world, eclipsed only by grass carp and silver carp. According to the latest FAO estimates, a total of 4.4 million tons of Nile tilapia is produced globally, accounting for 9% of the total production of major aquaculture species.
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