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Tulsi Haldar, a 65-year-old carp and shrimp farmer from West Bengal, remains committed to his profession, despite a string of setbacks and a debilitating illness.

Shrimp farming provides many livelihoods in Sundarbans, a region of river deltas in eastern India, but natural disasters, diseases and low prices are taking their toll.

A new generation is embracing aquaculture in India’s Bihar state, helped by several government schemes, but there’s room for improvement, according to the farmers.

Robins McIntosh reflects on a year that’s seen continued challenges for shrimp exporters, an increase in bacterial diseases… and the experience of being caught up in a student uprising that overthrew a government.

The meteoric growth of Ecuador’s shrimp production has finally come to the halt due to low shrimp prices and weak Chinese demand, but analysts expect the shrimp world’s export leaders to make more inroads into the US market.

Times have rarely been tougher for shrimp farmers in India, but Balasubramaniam V, general secretary of the Prawn Farmers Federation of India, believes that the industry can transform its fortunes through a combination of improved genetics, the use of native s…

Scientists in India have developed a new strain of disease-resistant giant river prawn, helping to generate fresh revenue streams for fish farmers in Assam.

Nitul Chandra Das, a fish farmer in the Assam region of India, explains how a career in aquaculture completely changed his fortune, taking him from rags to riches.

Girdhari Mukhiya, who has served two jail terms and faced severe financial losses, has overcome the odds to become one of the biggest fish farmers in India’s Bihar state.

Global shrimp production is forecast to reach 5.7 million tonnes this year and 6.1 million next – up from 5.4 million in 2023 – according to Erwin Termaat, shrimp analyst at Kontali.

The global salmon sector has been experiencing one of the most challenging periods for many years, with production issues in Norway and Chile being particularly acute.

Recent reports have accused India’s shrimp farming sector of widespread mangrove destruction on the country’s east coast, but satellite imagery analysis by Indian startup GalaxEye Space proves these accusations to be unfounded.

Following another year of challenging shrimp prices and high production costs, it’s little wonder that this year’s Global Shrimp Forum is set to include plenty of sessions that either cover how to boost demand, or how to produce shrimp more efficiently.

Despite its lack of coastline, shrimp production has proved lucrative for a small but significant number of farmers in Punjab for nearly a decade, but many of them are now facing an uphill struggle.

Jasvir Singh Aujla - a successful fish farmer from Punjab, India - stands as a shining example of the career opportunities to be found close to home.