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Partial harvesting: A smart strategy for shrimp farmers
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/partial-harvesting-a-smart-strategy-for-shrimp-farmers/…eight months long. Given the current low prices for small shrimp, it is more profitable to produce a single crop of large shrimp than two crops of small shrimp. A…
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Microbial community of probiotic-treated shrimp survivors put to AHPND challenge test
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/microbial-community-of-probiotic-treated-shrimp-survivors-to-ahpnd-challenge-test/…of a healthy shrimp larvae hatchery and has been part of the CENAIM culture collection for more than 26 years. After feeding the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) with the…
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Comparing biofloc polyculture and IMTA production of Nile tilapia and Pacific white shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/comparing-biofloc-polyculture-and-imta-production-of-nile-tilapia-and-pacific-white-shrimp/…and shrimp in the same tank; IMTA DT–integrated culture tilapia and shrimp in different tanks. In all treatments, the shrimp density was 204 shrimp per cubic meter (45 shrimp per…
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With growing demand for sustainably farmed seafood, Oman tests the waters with shrimp farming in the desert
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/with-growing-demand-for-sustainably-farmed-seafood-oman-tests-the-waters-with-shrimp-farming-in-the-desert/…are harvested. The system can raise 35-gram shrimp in 90 days. Shrimp are sold into local markets and online by the company’s marketing division Arizona Desert Shrimp. By managing and…
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Effect of a microencapsulated probiotic on the intestinal microbiome of Pacific white shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/effect-of-a-microencapsulated-probiotic-on-the-intestinal-microbiome-of-pacific-white-shrimp/…carbohydrates in the diet and increased the energy absorption in the intestine of shrimp fed with encapsulated B. subtilis E20. https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/shrimp-feeds-and-management-golden-rules-for-success/ In addition, Vibrio species are among the dominant members…
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Upcycling food system byproducts in livestock and aquaculture feeds
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/upcycling-food-system-byproducts-in-livestock-and-aquaculture-feeds/…crop production is used for animal feeds and approximately 23 percent of all captured fish are destined for non-food uses, mainly for fish and livestock feeds. This food–feed competition reduces…
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A look at various intensive shrimp farming systems in Asia
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/intensive-shrimp-farming-asia/Commercial implementation of biofloc and RAS production systems help control shrimp farming diseases Intensive shrimp farm in Bali, Indonesia producing shrimp in a biofloc system (Taw and Setio, 2014). Before…
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Managing nitrifying bacteria in biofloc culture of Pacific white shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/managing-nitrifying-bacteria-in-biofloc-culture-of-pacific-white-shrimp/…feed application and intake by the shrimp, shrimp excretion and organic matter decomposition (e.g., uneaten feed and feces). Undesirable levels of these toxic compounds, especially ammonia and nitrite, can induce…
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Effect of feeding Pacific white shrimp with fresh green macroalgae Chaetomorpha clavata
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/effect-of-feeding-pacific-white-shrimp-with-fresh-green-macroalgae-chaetomorpha-clavata/Results show that shrimp mortality, growth rates and energy budget were unaffected by the inclusion of algae in the shrimp feed This study investigated the effects of effect of feeding…
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Demand feeding through automatic dispensing systems
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/demand-feeding-through-automatic-dispensing-systems/…pellets based on the feeding activity of the shrimp. In Ecuador, historically the most-used shrimp feeding system is manual broadcasting (with or without witness feeding trays, used to monitor and…
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Born in Hawaii, SPF broodstock shrimp industry faces globalization
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/spf-broodstock-shrimp/…from nothing to a multimillion-dollar industry.” SPF shrimp moves East Kona Bay Marine Resources’ SPF shrimp grow-out farm in Kauai. Many of the shrimp broodstock companies found a new market…
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EMS impacts: Disease shifts shrimp supplies, prices, future production
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/ems-impacts-disease-shifts-shrimp-supplies-prices-future-production/…integrators that are often also involved in feed production and shrimp processing, with the shrimp farming part of the value chain outsourced to small, typically family-owned farming enterprises. Although this…
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Evaluating shrimp microbiota diversity in an Aquamimicry system
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/evaluating-shrimp-microbiota-diversity-in-an-aquamimicry-system/…intestinal microbiota is closely related to the microbiota of the shrimp’s rearing environmental and linked to shrimp disease occurrence. Thus, observation of the overlap between the shrimp intestinal microbiota and…
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Game changer: How Laitram Machinery’s SMART Sorter is revolutionizing shrimp processing
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/game-changer-how-laitram-machinerys-smart-sorter-is-revolutionizing-shrimp-processing/Sponsored post: Vision-based shrimp grader is radically changing how shrimp processors do business Laitram Machinery’s SMART Sorter is a vision-based shrimp grader that’s radically changing how shrimp processors do business….
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It pays to be pink: Farmed shrimp production chain protects its price points with pigmentation
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/it-pays-to-be-pink-farmed-shrimp-production-chain-protects-its-price-points-with-pigmentation/…on color, growth performance and health in the two most farmed shrimp species – whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and black tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon). The icing of uncooked shrimp and…
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What are the optimal levels for fishmeal and methionine in juvenile shrimp diets?
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/what-are-the-optimal-levels-for-fishmeal-and-methionine-in-juvenile-shrimp-diets/…in diets for Pacific white shrimp juveniles and reported that a correct balance has a critical effect on L. vannamei shrimp growth performance and economic efficiency. The shrimp feed industry…
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Utilization of feed and waste from salmon aquaculture by great scallop juveniles
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/utilization-of-feed-and-waste-from-salmon-aquaculture-by-great-scallop-juveniles/…out salmon feed and faeces. The carbon concentrations of salmon feed and faeces were 1,390 and 865 micrograms C/L, respectively, when clearance rate was measured with salmon feed and salmon…
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Feed tray management lowers FCRs, shrimp production costs in Australia
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/feed-tray-management-lowers-fcrs-shrimp-production-costs-in-australia/…feed tray information, feed volumes applied at Gold Coast vary across the growout period (Figure 1). Feeding management at involves the following: Fig. 1: Typical daily feed chart of Gold…