Health & Welfare
Ecuador develops GIS-assisted alert system for shrimp farming
Geographic information systems provide analysis of spatial and temporal datasets in a cartographic form and allow database query and modeling at the same time.
Health & Welfare
Probiotic capacity of <i>Pseudovibrio denitrificans</i> isolates from a marine sponge
Study evaluates probiotic capacity of Pseudovibrio denitrificans from marine sponges and its potential to control emerging Vibrios on shrimp farms.
Health & Welfare
Greenhouse systems a promising technique against WSSV in Ecuador
CENAIM’s greenhouse production trials were carried out at the commercial Pesglasa shrimp farm, located in the Taura region of Ecuador’s Guayas Province.
Health & Welfare
CENAIM study examines effects of transport on shrimp postlarvae survival
The cumulative effects of shrimp hatchery harvest, packing, temperature change, transporting and acclimation have an impact on postlarvae survival.
Health & Welfare
Ecuador study shows wild postlarvae use down
During the 1970s and 1980s, Ecuador's shrimp industry relied almost entirely on wild postlarvae but has since developed large hatcheries.
Health & Welfare
Risks associated with chemicals and other agents used in attempts to control White Spot Syndrome Virus
Shrimp farmers in Asia and the Americas have used chemical and biological agents to control White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) disease.