ABSTRACT
Tilapia production from aquaculture worldwide has grown rapidly, increasing from 241,681 metric tons (MT) in 1986 to 472,969 MT in 1992 (FAO, 1994). This growth has been facilitated in part through improvements in tilapia fry and fingerling production technology (e.g., mass production of monosex fingerlings through sex inversion) and dissemination of technology to fish farmers. Continued rapid expansion of tilapia aquaculture will require additional improvements in tilapia reproduction in order to ensure consistent, unlimited availability of high-quality fingerlings.
