Asia

Christoph Mathiesen, part of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) team that established the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard for shrimp, explains how certification has improved the environmental and social impact of the industry.

Ralf Onken, head of software development at FAI, explains how working with shrimp producers to manage key performance and sustainability metrics can improve transparency and accountability in the sector.

Andy Shinn, director of Fish Vet Group Asia, and a world renowned expert on aquatic parasites, believes that the shrimp sector can do more to limit the impact of those disease challenges that form the sector’s largest constraint.

Nonglak “Anne” Thaisin, founder and CEO of Quality Farm, has been producing vannamei shrimp in Thailand for 27 years. Here she explains how adaptability and the development of new production systems, as well as new feeds and health products, is essential to st…

Many traditional farmers in West Bengal have diversified into shrimp aquaculture. But while it has made some farmers rich, others have found it has put their livelihoods – and perhaps even their lives – at risk.

Shrimp producers are going to have to embrace new technologies and production techniques if they are going survive, according to Rabobank’s senior seafood analyst Gorjan Nikolik.

The giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) fetches excellent prices in seafood markets across Asia. Aggressive marketing plus the recent development of monosex broodstock might soon make it as popular as vannamei shrimp.

Producing shrimp without the use of antibiotics is a realistic goal for all shrimp producers, according to Loc Tran, founder of ShrimpVet.

In order to follow up on the interest generated by our Women in Aquaculture series with some proactive steps towards encouraging women to realise their potential in the sector, in March The Fish Site established a pilot mentoring programme.