Health & Welfare
The Shrimp Book: Principal shrimp infectious diseases, diagnosis and management
Disease outbreaks in shrimp occur not only due to the presence of pathogens, but also to suboptimal culture conditions and system management.
Health & Welfare
The Shrimp Book: Intensive production of shrimp
With relatively low use of land and water, intensive aquaculture systems can support much higher production than extensive systems.
Health & Welfare
The Shrimp Book: Small-scale shrimp farmers and global markets
It is time to recognize the crucial role of small-scale farmers in Asian aquaculture production and trade. The socially and economically important small-scale sector – the “mainstay” of Asian aquaculture – is innovative, but faced with constraints in modern markets. The sector needs investment from public and private sectors to compete and thrive. Another challenge is to develop certification programs in ways that promote responsible aquaculture expansion with due consideration to small-scale farming.
Responsibility
The Shrimp Book: Shrimp pond soil and water quality management
Proper site selection, consideration of soil properties and careful earthwork construction at shrimp farms are essential. Prevention of erosion protects farm infrastructure and reduces sediment accumulation in ponds.
Health & Welfare
WSSV and TSV: Diseases as drivers in the shrimp-farming industry
Key to avoiding the cyclical rise and fall of production and prices is the move toward controlled reproduction of shrimp to perform within the structure chosen, whether that is disease coping or disease avoidance.
Health & Welfare
History of shrimp farming
The Shrimp Book, published in 2010, brings together experts from around the world to fill the critical need for a central reference source on the state of shrimp production practices.