Shrimp farming

Shrimp farming is the commercial cultivation of shrimp in managed aquatic systems, especially ponds. It relies on controlling stocking, water quality, feeding, and disease to produce harvestable animals.

Aquaculture: The farming of aquatic organisms in freshwater, brackish water, or seawater. Shrimp farming is a major form of aquaculture.
Whiteleg shrimp: A Pacific shrimp species, Litopenaeus vannamei, widely raised in aquaculture. Its tolerance of varied salinities and intensive culture made it the leading farmed shrimp species.
Mangrove destruction: The loss or degradation of mangrove forests through clearing, development, or other disturbance. Shrimp pond expansion has converted mangroves in some coastal regions.
Shrimp pond: A managed pond used to raise shrimp under controlled or semi-controlled conditions. The shrimp pond is the defining production unit of much commercial farming.
Extensive aquaculture: Aquatic farming that uses low stocking densities and relies largely on natural food and ecosystem productivity. Traditional shrimp ponds use fewer inputs and lower stocking densities than intensive systems.
Giant tiger prawn: A large Indo-Pacific shrimp species, Penaeus monodon, valued in fisheries and aquaculture. It is a major farmed species, especially in Asia.
Eutrophication: Nutrient enrichment of water that can trigger excessive algal growth and oxygen depletion. Uneaten feed and pond effluent can add nitrogen and phosphorus to receiving waters.
Black tiger shrimp: A common name for Penaeus monodon, a large shrimp native to the Indo-Pacific. Its cultivation helped establish modern shrimp farming in Asia.
Biofloc technology: An aquaculture method that promotes microbial aggregates to recycle nutrients and provide food for cultured animals. Biofloc systems can improve water quality and supply supplemental nutrition in shrimp production.
Brackish water: Water with salinity between that of freshwater and seawater. Many shrimp ponds use estuarine brackish water.

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