Screen 4: Reference data detail for: EMW-129 (reference id: 2 )

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EMW-129

Nile tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

700.00

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NONE

P198. "Oreochromis niloticus is indigenous in many parts of Uganda...
The pilot-scale cage sites all have small intensively stocked cages of no more than 5 m³ each...
Juveniles (10 g) are transferred from a government hatchery...The fish are being on-grown to an export-oriented market size of 700g..."

Data from this reference document has been used for the following ref ids pertaining to this EMW: 1,2,3,4.

Uganda

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"Cage aquaculture: regional reviews and global overview". FAO fisheries Technical Paper 498. Edited by Matthias Halwart, Doris Soto, J. Richard Arthur. FAO 2007.

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