Several shrimp diseases are new or newly emerged in Asia, including acute
hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND), hepatopancreatic microsporidiosis (HPM) …

It is estimated that approximately 60% of disease losses in shrimp aquaculture have been
caused by viral pathogens and 20% by bacterial pathogens. By comparison, losses to fungi …

The rise of aquaculture has been one of the most profound changes in global food
production of the past 100 years. Driven by population growth, rising demand for seafood …

There are five different viruses which are currently being studied for their impact on
commercial farming of the black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) in Thailand. Some of these …

Penaeid shrimp aquaculture is an important industry in the Americas, and the industry is
based almost entirely on the culture of the Pacific White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei …

Shrimp farming in the Americas began to develop in the late 1970s into a significant
industry. In its first decade of development, the technology used was simple and postlarvae …

Asia leads the world in cultivated shrimp production with export earnings in the order of
billions of US dollars per year. Despite this success, annual production decreased in the …

Shrimp aquaculture has grown rapidly over several decades to become a major global
industry that serves the increasing consumer demand for seafood and has contributed …

The giant river prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, is a major focus of aquaculture in tropical
and sub‐tropical regions around the globe. Over the last 30 years, culture of M. rosenbergii …

ABSTRACT In the period from 1970-1990, the worldwide shrimp industry was dependent on
post larvae (PL) from wild sources. Grow-out systems were relatively simple, water …