Egypt is the third-largest producer of farmed tilapia on Earth. Nile tilapia now make up the bulk of the country’s aquaculture industry — a system that’s churning out over a million tonnes of fish a year. But ask what the animals themselves are experiencing, and the answers are disturbingly unclear. There are no mandatory welfare standards. No national protections. No industry safeguards. Just millions of sentient individuals bred into existence, crammed into murky ponds, and harvested like crops.
Inside Egypt’s Booming Fish Industry
