Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Tilapia hatcheries get new guidelines

The government of Malawi published new guidelines for tilapia hatchery operators. This is aimed at developing a framework for the development of the hatcheries and services for the inspection and certification of fish hatcheries and fish seed in the country.

The Department of Fisheries acting director, Steve Donda, said the guidelines will “help to establish fish seed systems and improve the production of high-quality fish seed and reduce the use of inbred seed in Malawi”. “Most of the farmers are using fish stocks which are genetically similar or inferior to wild stock,” said Mr Donda. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers
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