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Evidence that the use of probiotics is beneficial to survival of high-value tropical species of marine fish remains largely anecdotal. 

Microbial colonization in developing P. monodon could be shaped by different host developmental stages, diets, physiologies and immune statuses. 

The two probiotics studied degraded ammonia in vitro and in ponds. A magnetic field improved germination and proliferation of Bacillus spores in vitro. 

BioMar expands its aquaculture feed offering with a bioremediation solution to ensure optimal environmental conditions for shrimp farming. 

This review of recent aquaculture literature examines the importance of a shrimp’s gut microbiota, fermentation technology in aquafeeds and more. 

Recirculating systems, where probiotic, hetero­trophic bacteria compete with pathogenic bacteria, can operate without antibiotics to produce tilapia and shrimp. 

The digestive systems of shrimp are main entry points for bacterial and viral pathogens, and unfavorable microflora. Natural feed additives that combine different actions have proven effective in improving survival where shrimp are exposed to bacterial pathogens. 

Increased attention to nutrient digestibility and gut health are two important focus areas for technological development of manufactured feeds in the aquaculture industry. Both laboratory and field studies have demonstrated the potential benefits for aquaculture productivity and the economics of specific feed additives developed to stimulate the establishment of a healthy gut microflora. 

Early Mortality Syndrome has devastated farmed shrimp in Asia and Latin America. With better understanding of the pathogen and the development and improvement of novel strategies, shrimp farmers are now able to better manage the disease. 

Shrimp nursery systems offer the shrimp industry an important opportunity to increase profits, by helping produce strong, healthy and uniform juveniles with significant potential for compensatory growth after their transfer for final pond grow-out. Biofloc technology and water quality are critical components of shrimp nursery systems. 

Investing in the quality of shrimp postlarvae by applying state-of-the-art hatchery management results in a significant return on investment. Nutrition and health protocols have large impacts on postlarvae quality that last beyond the early life stages. 

The authors conducted studies to test the performance of young shrimp postlarvae in systems with different approaches to aeration and water handling. Proactive management through proper feed applications and water quality control were critical elements. 

In early 2014, a trial to evaluate the effects of a mixture of Bacillus strains on early mortality syndrome bacteria during the larviculture and nursery phases for shrimp was carried out at a commercial hatchery in Mexico. 

The pathogenicity of early mortality syndrome in shrimp is likely regulated by quorum sensing, which allows the Vibrio bacteria that colonize shrimp guts to coordinate the release of the toxin that damages shrimp digestive systems. 

Microbial populations have diverse roles – many still not fully understood – on aquaculture organisms, from the gut to the gills, and a better understanding of this hidden world could unlock a potential that may change the practice of aquaculture altogether. 

The theme of the Aquaculture Roundtable Series in Chiang Mai was “Need For Change.” That means innovations in all production phases of Thai shrimp. 

In studies, bacteria and yeasts isolated from the native microbiota of wild shrimp at larval, juvenile and adult life stages were administered to early-stage shrimp via the culture water. 

Study shows biofloc has positive effects on the immune response of Pacific white shrimp juveniles and can result in increased resistance to the IMNV virus.