The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reported that the Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) has been detected in farmed and wild tilapia in the neighbouring country. FAO aquaculture officer Melba ...

Introduced species, such as the small-bodied, invasive, bluespotted tilapia, threaten Tanzania’s fisheries with reduced production and new diseases. Tilapia Lake Virus, for example, can wipe out up to ...

(Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard) Fishermen in Lake Victoria have expressed concerns over the possible ‘extinction’ of tilapia due to high levels of pollution in the lake. They said the ...