Aquaculture America 2026

February 16 - 19, 2026

Las Vegas, Nevada

Tilapia

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Champagne 3
Chair: Kevin Fitzsimmons

  • 3:30 PM
    Benjamin Young

    TILAPIA Oreochromis spp. AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN SAUDI ARABIA: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES

  • 3:45 PM
    FNU Abdul Mateen

    VARIABILITY OF INTESTINAL MORPHOLOGY, DIGESTIVE ENZYME PROFILE AND GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF NILE TILAPIA Oreochromis niloticus UNDER PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF FISH MEAL WITH BLACK SOLDER FLY MEAL IN FEED

  • 4:00 PM
    Cole Daleiden

    ONLINE TILAPIA VENDOR PLATFORMS FOR SMALL-SCALE TILAPIA PRODUCERS

  • 4:15 PM
    Alemken Mengist

    REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF NILE TILAPIA Oreochromis niloticus AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN LAKE HAYQ, ETHIOPIA

  • 4:30 PM
    Kevin Fitzsimmons

    GLOBAL PRODUCTION AND DEMAND FOR TILAPIA PRODUCTS UPDATE 2026

  • 4:45 PM
    Andrew Masciola

    USE OF INSECT-BASED FEED WITH BLACK SOLDIER FLY Hermetia illucens FOR NILE TILAPIA Oreochromis niloticus AND FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN A RECIRCULATING AQUAPONIC SYSTEM

  • 5:00 PM
    Menaga Meenakshisundaram

    QUANTITATIVE DIETARY METHIONINE REQUIREMENTS OF LOCAL AND IMPROVED STRAINS OF NILE TILAPIA Oreochromis niloticus FED INSECT-BASED DIETS

  • 5:15 PM
    Menaga Meenakshisundaram

    COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF LYSINE SUPPLEMENTATION ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, HEMATOLOGY, BIOCHEMICAL AND ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES OF NILE TILAPIA Oreochromis niloticus LOCAL AND IMPROVED STRAINS FED WITH BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE MEAL Hermetia illucens