Health & Welfare
Blue shrimp are very similar to Pacific white shrimp, and can be raised under similar conditions. Blues grow faster and tolerate lower water temperatures.
Health & Welfare
The development of specific pathogen-free Pacific white shrimp and breeding led to rapid adoption of the domesticated shrimp throughout the Western Hemisphere and Asia.
Intelligence
Thailand's dramatic switch from black tigers to disease-resistant Pacific white shrimp has significantly increased profits.
Health & Welfare
The dramatic transformation of the shrimp sector in Asia was fueled by the switch from monodon shrimp to P. vannamei seedstock from Hawaii.
Health & Welfare
Recent successes have proven that breeding shrimp for fast growth and virus resistance is both feasible and highly effective.