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Photo gallery: The Pharaonic fish

Tilapia has been a key crop in Egypt since ancient times, but the world's second-largest producer faces challenges as it seeks to up the volumes.

A bas relief on the Mastaba or Tomb of Aktihetep, showing net fishing on the Nile (2,500 B.C.) and tilapia being split in half for drying in the sun.
A bas relief on the Mastaba or Tomb of Aktihetep, showing net fishing on the Nile (2,500 B.C.) and tilapia being split in half for drying in the sun.
Published 31 January 2012, 08:24Updated 31 January 2012, 08:55