Health & Welfare
Latin America FAO project establishes hatchery standards, info system
At a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) workshop 14 shrimp-producing countries discussed strategies for controlling shrimp diseases.
Responsibility
Small-scale freshwater prawn culture boosts Bangladesh economy, household incomes
Bangladesh may be a small player in terms of global shrimp production, but producing and exporting shrimp provides an important source of foreign exchange.
Health & Welfare
Functional genomics studies explore shrimp responses to viral pathogens
The aim of functional genomics on innate antiviral immunity in marine shrimp is to characterize the genes involved in the response to WSSV and other viruses.
Aquafeeds
Tests study fresh marine ingredients in shrimp larval diets
In a study at the University of Wales in the United Kingdom, a larval shrimp diet that included fresh marine ingredients was compared with a control diet.
Health & Welfare
Sexual growth dimorphism in penaeid shrimp
Sexual growth dimorphism occurs in cultured aquatic species like tilapia, catfish and salmon, and has also been reported for cultured crustaceans.
Intelligence
Shrimp farming in Italy: Status and perspectives
Shrimp farming in Italy has been largely based on the introduced species Kuruma shrimp (M. japonicus), providing an alternative source to imports.
Health & Welfare
Phosphates and shrimp
Commercial experience and research have demonstrated that phosphates can enhance sensory quality and increase consumer appeal for shrimp. Through over 10 years of research with shrimp from around the world, the Aquatic Food Products Lab at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, USA has shown that consumers prefer shrimp properly treated with phosphates. However, processors must have a clear understanding that misuse of these ingredients can result in poor appearance, poor texture, and consumer rejection.
Health & Welfare
Role of hormones in shrimp growth, reproduction
In most decapod crustaceans the physiological processes of metamorphosis, molting and reproduction are inextricably linked and controlled by hormones.
Intelligence
Partial harvesting: A smart strategy for shrimp farmers
Partial harvesting is sometimes an important alternative that can be used to “thin” the biomass or supply small quantities of shrimp to local markets.
Health & Welfare
OceanBoy Farms: Challenges of inland, freshwater production of shrimp in Florida
OceanBoy Farms in Southern Central Florida has been a leader in establishing commercial protocols for inland, low-salinity shrimp farms.
Aquafeeds
Feed study tests vegetable replacements for marine ingredients
Aquafeed study showed that an experimental diet with low levels of vegetable replacements for marine ingredients still produced acceptable results.
Intelligence
Shrimp farming in Madagascar
Most potential sites for future shrimp farming are located on the western coast of Madagascar, on large, flat, and relatively bare salt marshes called “tannes.”
Health & Welfare
Shrimp genetic improvement in Mexico
Genetic improvement will play a key role in the further development of the ongoing domestication of shrimp, important for the industry's long-term acceptance.
Health & Welfare
Improved shrimp larviculture using diatoms
Progressive hatchery operators recognize the benefits of adding benthic pennate diatoms of the genera Amphora and Navicula to their larviculture tanks.
Responsibility
Polyculture of tilapia and penaeid shrimp
Tilapia-shrimp polyculture may provide an opportunity to re-establish a profitable and more sustainable aquaculture system at these dormant facilities.
Health & Welfare
WSSV scare in Australia
Australia’s prawn industry has encountered its first scare over white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) following positive test results in the northern territories.