Project: Development of an improved breeding scheme to increase salinity tolerance in Tilapia
WUR and RIFB (Research Institute for Fish Breeding) are conducting fish breeding program for salinity tolerant tilapia in Indonesia. The objective of this project is to develop an optimised breeding strategy to improve growth rate and survival of tilapia in brackish water ponds under fluctuating and unpredictable salinities and also to assess the economic contribution of genetically improved tilapia. The bio-economic model will be used to calculate economic values for genetic gain in growth rate and survival for tilapia in brackish water environments.