Shaping the future of shrimp production

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.

George Chamberlain, president of the Global Aquaculture Alliance, looks back on over two decades of promoting best practice in, and busting-myths about, the global shrimp farming sector.

Marcela Salazar, Benchmark’s shrimp production manager and one of the pioneers of shrimp genetics, explains how shrimp breeding programmes have evolved and are likely to be heading.

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…