Many people have seen tilapia, which is a very common fish in southern China, and even sold in the market. But in fact, tilapia is an exotic species, and its origin is in Africa. It is a tropical fish, which has the advantages of fast growth, high yield, miscellaneous eating habits, few diseases and strong reproduction, and is very suitable for breeding, so it was introduced to China.
At present, tilapia is one of the main aquaculture products in China. Tilapia is often cultivated in southern China, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other high-temperature areas, and the number of tilapia is also very large in the wild. Tilapia in many farms has fled to the wild and multiplied in the wild because of floods, release and other reasons. In some waters in the south, tilapia has been flooded.
Tilapia is rampant in China, but people in China don't like it.
Tilapia is actually a very delicious fish, with delicious meat, few thorns and high protein content. It is called "white meat salmon" and "2 1 century fish", but in China, tilapia is not a very popular fish, and China's local fish resources are already very rich, so China people prefer to eat local fish.
However, tilapia does not meet the tastes of many people in China. A large number of people think that tilapia has a strange earthy smell, so they are reluctant to buy tilapia. Therefore, tilapia is not common in the market in China, especially in some northern areas, and it is sold in the market in the place where tilapia is cultivated.
However, although people in China don't like to eat tilapia, tilapia has not formed an invasive species in China, but the aquaculture industry is becoming more and more vigorous, which has become one of the hot spots in fish farming in recent years.
Tilapia, which is unpopular at home, is a best seller abroad.
Tilapia is a kind of fish recommended to be cultured by the United Nations. It is a cheap but nutritious fish. Now more than 100 countries and regions are cultivating tilapia, with an annual output of more than 3 million tons. China is now the country with the largest tilapia cultivation in the world, and the tilapia production in China is increasing at a rate of 9% in the past decade.
Tilapia has become the fifth largest cultured fish besides the four native fish in China. In 20 18, the freshwater aquaculture output in China was1625,000 tons. Although China is a country with a large population, most of the tilapia produced in China are exported to foreign countries, and the fillets and steaks made by tilapia are also very popular among foreigners.
Why do foreigners like tilapia so much? This is because tilapia is a very edible fish, many foreigners don't pick fishbones, and tilapia doesn't have to worry about getting stuck here, and it is a kind of fish highly respected by scientific institutions. In the Guide to National Healthy Eating published by the FDA and the Environmental Protection Agency, tilapia is listed as one of the best choices in aquatic products, and the average American eats 1.25 kg of tilapia a year. The same is true for many countries in Europe, and for countries in poor areas such as Africa, tilapia is a native fish with low price, and it is also a very suitable fish to eat.