From the editor
- Shrimp Aquaculture: Outlook, Challenges & Sustainability
Industry News
- DSM is now dsm-firmenich
- VietShrimp 2023: Call to reduce production cost to be competitive
Shrimp Aquaculture
- Rising costs of production
Zuridah Merican shows the changes in cost of production for vannamei shrimp since 2021 - Raising productivity
At VietShrimp 2023, a model to increase shrimp output at a lower cost - Bioremediation for profitable vannamei shrimp farming
A small investment on probiotics results in lower cost of production, say B. Ravikumar, Loc
Tran, Gnana Sri, Uma Maheswararao and Ramesh Arj - How to achieve successful shrimp crops in Vietnam
In Soc Trang farmer Anh Tai has achieved target harvest sizes by keeping to pond carrying
capacity. By Zuridah Merican
Industry Review– Aquafeed production
- Aquafeeds in 2022: Margins under pressure
For the feed miller, there is uncertainty with instability on costs of feed ingredients and feed
demand as farmers encounter challenges in farming and lower ex-farm prices
Feed Technology
- Nucleotides, a tool to enhance performance, profitability and disease resistance in
Pacific white shrimp
In commercial trials in Indonesia, nucleotides were added to shrimp diets where fishmeal was
partially replaced with soybean meal, by Samuel Correa - Efficacy of a phytobiotic-based additive to reduce the severity of EHP-WFS
outbreaks in field conditions
I-Tung Chen, Martha Mamora, Maria Mercè Isern-Subich and Waldo G. Nuez-Ortín describe
a series of field trials in Indonesia, Malaysia, India and China, to reduce severity of WFS and
EHP infections.
Responsible and Sustainable Aquaculture
- The future of aquaculture
Achieving sustainability is through innovation and collaboration, says Henry Wong - Navigating the challenges of responsible aquaculture in 2023
The challenges are complex and require awareness and support from companies, operations
and stakeholders, says Xaviere Lagadec - The Shrimp Improvement Project in Banyuwangi secures support for roadmap
delivery
This includes community action on wastewater and disease management, certification and
access to finance and technology. By Anton Immink, Dane Klinger, Shantika Sastraprawira,
Garrett Goto, Kenidas Luckman, Deddy Poerba and Fani Faisol - A practical approach to aquatic animal welfare
Collecting outcome measures for better welfare. By Marius Nicolini, Oistein Thorsen, Pau
Badia Grimalt, Murilo Quintiliano and Ralf Onken - A focus on aquaculture technology reflects Hawaii’s long tradition in aquaculture
Production Technology
- Observations on grading associated operculum deformity in Asian seabass
fingerlings
R. Dinesh says faulty grading had a negative influence on the fish - The start of home-grown shrimp in the US
Company News and Events
- Show Review
RASTech in USA; VIV Asia 2023 in Thailand