Tilapia production in Thailand has been mostly targeted at the domestic
market, whereas white shrimp are produced mainly for export
However, a number of the tilapia farms visited during this
work are increasingly focused on export, which required significant
changes to culture practice, and approval by international certification
bodies (Yamprayoon and Sukhumparnich, 2010). The export destinations
for these products (Fig. 1) illustrate the global nature of the
marketfor both species studied, over 50% of exports are destined for
Europe and the United States