Shrimp

Advice on how to avoid major shrimp losses from early mortality syndrome (EMS) – one of the most devastating diseases to hit shrimp aquaculture in the last decade.

How genomic selection can rapidly increase the resistance of whiteleg shrimp to white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) – one of the most costly diseases in the global shrimp farming sector.

A new system that connects shrimp farmers directly to buyers - to ensure fast, efficient and secure transactions - is proving popular in Ecuador.

Innovative companies involved in shrimp feed production and adding value to fish processing by-products have been recognised in India’s 2020 National Fisheries Awards.

Singapore-based entrepreneur John Diener is committed to developing a series of urban aquaculture facilities that are able to produce shrimp, whitefish and seaweeds in high tech five-story farming systems.

Researchers in the Philippines are trialling the use of nutritious green “spaghetti algae” in fish and shrimp feeds, in a bid to reduce feed costs.

Indonesia should aim to more than double the value of its shrimp exports in the next four years.

Recirc systems are one of the boom areas in aquaculture at the moment, with new facilities being designed and built all over the world. It’s still a very young part of the sector, however, and it sometimes feels like the…

The use of growth-enhancing astaxanthin krill oil in the post-larval diet of shrimp could shorten the production cycle and reduce mortality, even under stressful conditions, according to a new study in Brazil.

In the first instalment of a new series, Rajamanohar Somasundaram, founder and CEO of Aquaconnect*, reflects on year that has been challenging for India’s aquaculture sector, but which strengthens the case for the increa…

As part of the on-going series on The Fish Site, the shrimp farming experts at Alune outline the current techniques for measuring shrimp biomass and explain how emerging technologies can give producers accurate …

Countries in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) must be more focused on the profitability of the entire aquaculture value chain if they are to achieve their – often lofty – ambitions to grow the sector.

The benefits of a mangrove-sensitive shrimp aquaculture project that’s currently operational in Indonesia have been highlighted in a recent article by the World Economic Forum.

An app that lets shrimp farmers to track shrimp growth from stocking through harvest, purely by taking pictures on their smartphone, is generating very positive reviews from farmers in Vietnam.

A researcher who has demonstatred that eyestalk ablation isn’t necessary in shrimp aquaculture has won this year’s Global Aquaculture Innovation Award.

Plans to establish a shrimp broodstock multiplication centre in Indonesian have been announced by Hendrix Genetics today.

Plans to establish a tropical aquaculture accelerator in Queensland by James Cook University (JCU) have been given a boost by an election commitment of $67 million by the leader of the Liberal National Party.

India, Ecuador… or Bavaria? The third location might not seem like the obvious place to source vannamei shrimp from but Crusta Nova, a German agtech and seafood company, is producing 30 tonnes of them a year, from an RAS…

Plans to form a joint venture between a pioneering shrimp technology developer and an energy efficient farming firm have been tabled this week.

Thai Union has announced plans to use AlgaPrime DHA, which can be used as a substitute for fish oil, in its shrimp feeds.