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At the Guatemalan Aquaculture Symposium in Antigua, the focus was shrimp farming in the region: production, nutrition, health management and markets. 

This article by Dr. Claude Boyd reports on global estimates for shrimp pond area in several countries. Because land use is an important indicator of the environment impact of an activity, better data on the shrimp pond area and the areas devoted to other types of aquaculture are needed. 

After concentrating mainly on the domestic market, the Brazilian Shrimp Farmers Association says producers are returning to international trade and competition, seeking intensified production and expansion. 

As aquaculture grows as an economic engine, consumers, seafood buyers, NGOs and governments are pushing to assess and rate farms’ environmental performance. Establishing clear measurements remains a challenge. 

Shrimp farming expert Corey Peet discusses the work of convening multiple stakeholders in Southeast Asia, the role of certification and the dynamics of sustainability challenges confronting marketplace demands. 

El reciente Simposio Centroamericano de Acuicultura en Choluteca, Honduras, reunió a más de 600 participantes para discutir temas de la industria y sus perspectivas. La atención se centró en enfermedades del camarón y sus impactos en la producción, así como en alternativas prácticas. 

The recent Central American Aquaculture Symposium in Choluteca, Honduras, brought together more than 600 participants to discuss industry issues and perspectives. The focus was shrimp diseases and their impacts on production, as well as practical alternatives to face these issues and move forward. 

To ensure optimal water quality and clean pond bottoms at shrimp farms, choosing consistently good-quality feed and close monitoring of feed trays supported by a proven feeding guide are recommended practices to control the amount of feed applied to ponds. 

The social and environmental improvements – in combination with job-generating foreign investment – have led to wide acceptance of shrimp farming in Bangladesh. 

Key to avoiding the cyclical rise and fall of production and prices is the move toward controlled reproduction of shrimp to perform within the structure chosen, whether that is disease coping or disease avoidance. 

The slipping shrimp production in Southeast Asia due to disease has a number of causes. Emerging viral diseases take a toll, as do bacterial diseases caused by vibrios and other pathogens. 

The Shrimp Book, published in 2010, brings together experts from around the world to fill the critical need for a central reference source on the state of shrimp production practices. 

Shrimp farming in Brazil grew rapidly from the late 1990s to 2003. Brazil can again become a global leader, for it has 600,000 ha of suitable area with excellent natural conditions and infrastructure, and a large internal market. 

In the evolution of shrimp farming, white shrimp emerged as the primary species. While some farms in the Americas successfully converted to intensive practices, wide adoption has been limited. 

As Ban­gladesh strives for gains in exports, its shrimp industry is addressing production efficiency, disease control and responsible development.