Health & Welfare

Disease and shrimp farming

The slipping shrimp production in Southeast Asia due to disease has a number of causes. Emerging viral diseases take a toll, as do bacterial diseases caused by vibrios and other pathogens. 

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Shrimp farming in Brazil
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Shrimp farming in Brazil

Shrimp farming in Brazil grew rapidly from the late 1990s to 2003. Brazil can again become a global leader, for it has 600,000 ha of suitable area with excellent natural conditions and infrastructure, and a large internal market.