Topic:

Challenges, Potential, Hopes and The Future of Shrimp Aquaculture

Abstract: 

Asia is undoubtedly a major contributor for global aquaculture. However, this industry is burdened by the growing food demand and climate change that has eventually led to emergence of diseases, depletion of marine resources and a lack of reliable SPF stock/fry. An immediate attention and an action plan are needed to transform the existing practices in shrimp industry to ensure the cultured shrimps are harvested sustainably. In this talk, I will share our adventurous research journey till date, current developments in our shrimp breeding program and our future goals. We have integrated our pioneering scientific researches with over 40 latest aqua-technologies into our program. Our extended shrimp farming facility in East Taiwan is a prototype for business model ecosystem. ICSDSA, at present maintains ~30 shrimp families with commercially desirable traits, these valuable SPF tiger shrimps along with our exclusive facility is gaining momentum towards sustainable tiger shrimp aquaculture. Therefore, the future of sustainable shrimp aquaculture depends on a concerted effort from global shrimp research community and the stakeholders of aquaculture industry.

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