SOME ADVANCES ATTAINED IN SHRIMP FARMING RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: INSIGHTS TO FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR EXPANSION OF PRODUCTION by Medina N. Delmendo ASEAN/UNDP/FAO Regional Small-Scale Coastal Fisheries Development Project Manila, Philippines 1989 TABLE OF CONTENT

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FOREWORD

Inquiries to the ASEAN/UNDP/FAO Regional Small-Scale Coastal Fisheries Development Project on management techniques, hatchery operations, feeds, diseases and related aspects of shrimp farming has been increasing. Publications of the Project retained in the library have become out of print due to high demand within and outside the region. Reproduction of pieces of information concerning shrimp farming becomes a tedious and repetitious work for a one-man library. In view of this situation, it was thought that available information from different sources compiled into a single document would be of great benefit to shrimp farmers, the research workers, students and administrators in government in their pursuit or technical information for shrimp farming development. The preparation of this document is part of the information dissemination of the Project to provide the ASEAN countries with essential technical information. This material is not complete in itself, but relevant technical information at the time of preparation were used.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.   INTRODUCTION

2.   SEED PRODUCTION

2.1   Broodstocks quality

2.2   Shrimp hatchery operations

3.   SHRIMP GROW-OUT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

3.1   Extensive management system

3.2   Semi-intensive management

3.3   Intensive management

4.   IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTENSIFICATION OF SHRIMP FARMING MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

4.1   Water exchange

4.2   Feeds

4.3   Seeds supply and rearing

5.   INSIGHT TO THE FUTURE OF SHRIMP FARMING

5.1   Market considerations

5.2   Increasing the levels of productivity

5.3   Diversification of farmed shrimp species

6.   FURTHER AREAS OF RESEARCH FOR FUTURE EXPANSION OF SHRIMP CULTURE

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

Appendix 1   Engineering considerations for disease and stress prevention in shrimp hatcheries and ponds

2   Formulated diets tested and proven under intensive shrimp rearing condition

3   How to formulate feeds for shrimps