“He understood if he had a line of tilapia that grows in marine water, it can have a huge potential.”Short on time? Watch this summary videoSome advantages of marine tilapia Marine tilapia don’t just open new markets – they could also address some of aquaculture’s oldest challenges. “Production per cubic metre per year with marine tilapia is between 50 to 80 kg, compared with sea bream at about 15 to 20 kg,” he points out. “They have much better taste than freshwater tilapia… the texture of the meat is more like a marine fish,” Berzak notes. Keeping shrimp disease at bay One of the more intriguing applications for salt-tolerant tilapia is the potential to stock them in shrimp farms.