Study to conserve genetic resources of wild tilapia

Tilapia freshly caught from the Ruvu River in Tanzania, but this globally-cultured Nile Tilapia strain has been introduced from Uganda and is threatening unique native tilapia species

Professor George Turner of Bangor University’s School of Biological Sciences is leading a team of researchers aiming to find remaining pure wild stocks of tilapia in Tanzania.

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