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Fisheries Science of Ukraine, 2026; 3(77): 92-110
DOI: https://doi.org/10.61976/fsu2026.03.092
UDC УДК 639.371.9:639.3.06(569.4)

Received: 16.06.2026
Received in revised form: 25.07.2026
Published: 30.09.2026

Technological approaches to obtaining marketable tilapia products: Israeli experience

O. Okhrimenko, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , ORCID ID 0000-0001-9867-0595, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
I. Kononenko, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , ORCID ID 0000-0003-3906-3650, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
R. Kononenko, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ,  ORCID ID 0000-0002-7818-2583, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv

Purpose. To carry out a comprehensive analysis of technological approaches to obtaining marketable tilapia products at different degrees of process intensification using the example of the State of Israel. Israel’s experience in growing tilapia as one of the leading objects of world aquaculture is particularly significant for Ukraine. It promotes the introduction of resource-saving and environmentally friendly technologies into the process of growing new and promising fish species in the domestic aquaculture industry.

Methodology. The information and analytical basis of the work is the author’s materials obtained during the international internship “Intensive Fish Farming” (MASHAV, Israel) as well as analytical data from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Israeli Fish Farmers Association. Systematization of the data set, identification of systemic patterns and substantiation of conclusions were carried out using a complex logical-analytical apparatus, which ensured a comprehensive structuring of the results and the validity of the conclusions.

Findings. The presented work was prepared by participants of the MASHAV International Course “Intensive Fish Farming”, which was held in Israel, and is a summary of knowledge about the importance of tilapia in global aquaculture and the technological approaches to their cultivation used in this country. The study presents data on global exports and imports of these fish, analyzes the gastronomic value of their meat, and presents the main aspects of their cultivation in Israel with a detailed description of the technologies used. Key aspects of production intensification are covered in detail, including the use of recirculating aquaculture systems and biofloc technologies. The parameters of the hydrochemical regime, feeding and stocking density have been determined, which ensure maximum biological and economic efficiency of the cultivation processes.

Originality. A comprehensive analysis and systematization of modern world and Israeli experience in intensive cultivation of tilapia was carried out, identifying technological patterns in the use of resource-saving and recirculating systems as well as scientifically substantiating the prospects for their implementation in domestic aquaculture.

Practical Value. The results obtained can become an important basis for the popularization of tilapia as promising aquaculture objects, as well as contribute to the development and implementation of innovative methods of their breeding and cultivation.

Keywords: aquaculture, aquaponics, fisheries, recirculating aquaculture system, integrated aquaculture.

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