AGHAM pushes for increased production of saline tilapia

Dagupan City,Pangasinan — AGHAM Party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones is encouraging fish farmers to produce more saline tilapia for a healthy diet. Palmones said saline tilapia developed by Filipino aquaculture scientists have more healthy Omega-3 fatty acids. Dr. Westly Rosario of BFAR said the brackish tilapia is good for health-conscious people. Saline tilapia was developed by scientists to address the impact of Global warming that causes increased salinity of our seas. This new variety of tilapia has been developed in Dagupan City following 15 years of collaborative research among Filipino and French scientists. The research was undertaken at the 24-hectare National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center (NIFTDC) led by Dr. Pierre Morriosens, an aquaculture scientist of the French government. Comparing the native tilapia which grows in brackish water, saline tilapia thrives on saline environment, is easier to grow and has a bigger size. Rosario, the chief who collaborated with Morrisens [...]