Shrimp Farming Guide

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Technological advances led to more intensive forms of farming, and growing market demand led to worldwide proliferation of shrimp farms.

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By the 1960s, a small industry had developed in Japan. Commercial #shrimpfarming began to grow rapidly in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Although traditional shrimp farming has been carried out in Asia for centuries, large-scale commercial shrimp farming began in the 1970s.

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Marine shrimpfarming is an #aquaculture business for the cultivation of #marineshrimp or #prawns for human consumption.

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In growout ponds, the #prawns are then fed and grown until they reach marketable size.

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In mating, the male deposits spermatophores on the underside of the female's thorax, between the walking legs.

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Males can reach a body size of 32 cm; females grow to 25 cm.

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Growing consumer demand in the early 1980s coincided with faltering wild catches, creating a booming industry.

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Technological advances led to more intensive forms of farming, and growing market demand led to worldwide proliferation of #shrimpfarms.

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The total global production of #farmedshrimp reached more than 1.6 million tonnes in 2003, representing a value of 9 billion U.S. dollars.

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The #prawns are cultured at much lower densities, meaning less concentrated waste products and a lesser danger of diseases.

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The FAO considers the ecological impact of freshwater #prawnfarming to be less severe than in #shrimpfarming.

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The female extrudes eggs, which pass through the spermatophores.

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Since then, China has begun farming the Oriental #riverprawn (M. nipponense) in large quantities.