罗非鱼属热带性鱼类,具有生长快、繁殖力强、食性杂、病害少、抗病力强、适应性强等特点。因其个体大、肉厚、色白、刺少、细腻、味美等特点,深受国内外市场欢迎,FAO 已经将其列为人类六大主食品之一。近年来,罗非鱼被视为传统白肉鱼种的替代品种,正日渐受到欧、美、加、日、韩以及香港、台湾地区市场青睐,并被视为高级鱼类。2001年茂名市罗非鱼产量已接近9万吨,占全省同种鱼类的1/3,全国的1/8,2002年产量超过10万吨,是全国最大的罗非鱼生产基地,成为该市农业发展的又一亮点。茂名市建设罗非鱼养殖产业基地优势明显,为充分发挥这一优势,该市规划在高州南部、化州东南部、 Tilapia is a tropical fish, with fast growth, fertility, miscellaneous food, less disease, disease resistance, adaptability and so on. Because of its individual large, thick flesh, color white, prickly, delicate, delicious and other characteristics, welcomed by domestic and foreign markets, FAO has listed it as one of the six main human food. In recent years, tilapia is considered as a substitute for traditional white-meat species and is increasingly favored by the markets of Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan and is considered as a high-class fish. In 2001, the production of tilapia in Maoming City was close to 90,000 tons, accounting for 1/3 of that of the same type of fish in the province, accounting for 1/8 of the whole country. In 2002, the output of tilapia was over 100,000 tons, making it the largest tilapia production base in China. Become another highlight of the city’s agricultural development. Maoming tilapia construction aquaculture industry base obvious advantages, in order to give full play to this advantage, the city planning in southern Gaozhou, Huazhou southeastern,