Culture tilapia in floating cages

Various culture systems may be applied for tilapia culture e.g. semi-intensive ponds, intensive tank systems and cage culture. Generally large pond culture is the most popular production technique in all over the world. But in recent years there is a trend towards intensifying the cage culture system to produce tilapia of good quality for both export and local consumption. Especially in temperate region, tilapia is a good alternative for second crop in cage farming. In addition cage culture of tilapia seems to be a practical solution for some problems like the small size, over population and poor texture.