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Screening tilapia for culture in sea water in Kuwait
Author(s) -
HOPKINS K. D.,
RIDHA M.,
LECLERCQ D.,
ALMEERI A.A.,
ALAHMAD T.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
aquaculture research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2109
pISSN - 1355-557X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1989.tb00366.x
Subject(s) - tilapia , biology , seawater , salinity , fishery , oreochromis , aquaculture , fish <actinopterygii> , oreochromis mossambicus , mortality rate , zoology , veterinary medicine , ecology , medicine
. Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the potential for culturing tilapia in tanks and raceways with flowing sea water (39‐41 ppt salinity) in Kuwait. In the first and third experiments, fingerling tilapia were grown for 7 to 8 months under ambient conditions. In the second experiment, larger (50‐100g initial weight) male tilapia were grown for 6 months. Growth and mortality rates were determined. Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner) grew the slowest and survived poorly. O. spilurus (Günther) and O. aureus × O. spilurus hybrids had the best survival and moderate growth rates. A red tilapia from Taiwan grew the fastest but had high mortality rates during winter. O. spilurus and the hybrid were best suited for seawater culture under ambient conditions in Kuwait.