Sustainable Oceans and Coastal Zones 

1998 United Nations Year of the Oceans

Unit 4

Major Shrimp Species Cultured and Aquaculture Systems Developed. Status of Shrimp Aquaculture Worldwide.


Shrimp Culture Systems in Asia
 
 
Management Aspect Extensive Semi-intensive Intensive
Feed Natural Natural & Supplemental Formulated High Protein
Water Management Tidal Tidal & Pumping Pumping & Aeration
Pond Sizes (ha)  2-20 1-5 0.1-1.0
Stocking Densities (PLs/square meter) 0.1-1 1-5 5- greater than 25
Production (kg/ha/year) 100-500 500-4,000 4,000- greater than 15,000
 
Characteristics of Shrimp Aquaculture Systems in the Philippines
 
Stocking & Yield Characteristics Traditional  Extensive  Semi-Intensive Intensive
Stocking 
(PLs/ha)
10,000 10-30,000 30-100,000 100-300,000
Yield (tons/ha/year) 0.1-0.5 0.6-1.5 2-6 7-15
Development & First Year Operating Costs 
(pesos/ha/year) 
 
252,000 350,000 628,000 1,645,000
 Source: Primavera (1991)


 Status of Shrimp Aquaculture: Global Reports

  Kapiris, K. 1997. Shrimp culture in Hellas (Greece). National Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources, Athens, Greece. kkapir@posidon.ncmr.ariadne-t.gr

Cooper et al. (1997)
Kapiris (1997)
MacDougall (1997)
Rosenbery (1997)
Shrimp News International



Major Species and Systems Bibliography

Comprehensive Books

Fast,  A.W.  and L.J. Lester (eds).   1992.   Marine  Shrimp Culture: Principles and Practices. Elsevier Science  Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.  866 pp.

Species

Bailey-Brock, J. and S. Moss. 1992. Penaeid taxonomy, biology and zoogeography, p. 9-28. In: A. Fast and J. Lester (eds.) Marine Shrimp Culture: Principles and Practices. Elsevier, Amstedam.

Maturation & Hatchery Methods

Bray, W. and A. Lawrence. 1992. Reproduction of Penaeus in captivity, p. 93-170. A. Fast and J. Lester (eds.) Marine Shrimp Culture: Principles and Practices. Elsevier, Amstedam.

Menasveta,  P.,  A.W. Fast, S.  Piyatiratitivorakul  and  S. Rungsupa.   1991.   An improved,  closed  seawater  recirculation maturation  system for giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon  Fabricius).  J. of Aquacultural Engineering 10:173-181.

Menasveta, P., S. Sangpradub, S. Piyatiratitivorkul and A.W. Fast.   1991.   Gonadal maturation and spawning  of  giant  tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon Fabricius) in Thailand related to  broodstock size and source. pp. 245-246. In:  P. Lavens, P. Sorgeloos, E.  Jaspers  and F. Ollevier (eds).  Larvi  '91,  Proceedings  of Symposium  on  Fish and Crustacean Larviculture,  Gent,  Belgium.  Aug. 27-30, 1991.

Menasveta, P., S. Piyatiratitivorakul, S. Rungsupa, N. Moree and  A.W. Fast. 1993.  Gonadal maturation and  reproductive  performance  of giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon  Fabricius)  from Adaman  Sea  and  pond-reared sources  in  Thailand.  Aquaculture 116:191-198.

Menasveta,  P.,  S. Sangpradub, S.  Piyatiratitivorakul  and A.W. Fast. 1994.  Effects of broodstock size and source on  ovarian maturation and spawning of Penaeus monodon Fabricius from the Gulf of Thailand.  J. World Aquaculture Society 25:41-49.

Menasveta, P., J. Choosuwan, S. Piyatiratitivorakul, A.W. Fast and T. Latscha. 1994.  Effect of dietary astaxanthin on gonadal maturation and spawning of giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon  Fabricius). In: Proceedings of Asian Fisheries Forum, Singapore, October 1992, 713-716 pp.

Piyatiratitivorakul, S., K. Sripirom, P. Menasveta and  A.W. Fast. 1994.  Effects of steroid hormones on ovarian development and molting of pond-reared giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon Fabricius). In:Proceedings of Asian Fisheries Forum, Singapore, October 1992, 928-931 pp.

Pratoomchat,  B., S. Piyatiratitivorakul, P.  Menasveta  and A.W.  Fast. 1993.  Sperm quality and pond-reared and  wild-caught Penaeus monodon Fabricius in Thailand. J. World  Aquaculture Society 24:530-540.

Sangpradub,  S.,  A.W. Fast, S. Piyatiratitivorakul  and  P. Menasveta. 1994.  Effects of different feeding regimes on ovarian maturation  and  spawning  of pond-reared giant  tiger  prawn  in Thailand. Aquaculture International 2:49-58.

Systems

Carpenter, K.E., A.W. Fast, V.L. Corre, Jr., J. Woessner, and  R.L. Janeo.  1986.  The effects of water depth and  circulation  on the growth of Penaeus monodon in earthen ponds. pp.  21-24.  In:  J.L. McLean, L.B. Dizon and L.V. Hosillos  (eds).   The First  Asian  Fisheries  Forum.  Asian  Fisheries  Soc.,  Manila, Philippines.

Fast,  A.W.,  Y.C. Shang, I.C. Liao and G.L.  Rogers.  1990. Comparative economics of Taiwan-style intensive shrimp culture in Taiwan and Hawaii.  J. Aquaculture in the Tropics 5: 89-99.

Fast, A.W. 1991.  Marine shrimp pond growout conditions and strategies: a review and prognosis.  Reviews in Aquatic Sciences 3:357-399

Fast, A.W.  1991.  Development of appropriate and economically viable shrimp pond growout technology in the  United States.  pp. 197-240. In:  P.F. DeLoach, W.J. Dougherty and  M.A. Davidson  (eds).   Elsevier Science  Publishers,  Amsterdam,  The Netherlands.

Primavera, J. 1991. Intensive prawn farming in the Philippines: ecological, social, and economics implications. Ambio 20: 28-33.