Strategies for Sustainable Shrimp Aquaculture
- 1st Edition - September 15, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Luis Rafael Martínez-Córdova, Marcel Martínez-Porchas
- Language: English
Strategies for Sustainable Shrimp Aquaculture explores the varied impacts of shrimp production and the modern approaches to minimizing those impacts. As demand for shrimp grows… Read more
Description
Description
Strategies for Sustainable Shrimp Aquaculture explores the varied impacts of shrimp production and the modern approaches to minimizing those impacts. As demand for shrimp grows not only in the food sector, but also in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and cosmetics sectors, shrimp farming is among the top-growing global aquaculture industries. Given this growth, much research in recent decades has focused on promoting sustainable scale-up of the industry. This book delves into recent advancements in site selection, nutrition, disease prevention, and production systems.
Written by a renowned team of shrimp production experts, this book begins by describing relevant considerations of site selection to maximize use of ecosystem services and minimize effluent impacts on surrounding habitats. Early chapters discuss advances in shrimp nutrition and natural feed using phytoplankton, zooplankton, and microorganisms. The book then turns to genetic tools used to protect against disease, as well as advances in disease detection and outbreak control. Final chapters discuss novel shrimp production systems, including low-density systems, multiphase aquaculture, automatic feeding, inland and boutique farms, aquaponics, polyculture, IMTA, and the best strategies for remediation of affected habitats.
Written by a renowned team of shrimp production experts, this book begins by describing relevant considerations of site selection to maximize use of ecosystem services and minimize effluent impacts on surrounding habitats. Early chapters discuss advances in shrimp nutrition and natural feed using phytoplankton, zooplankton, and microorganisms. The book then turns to genetic tools used to protect against disease, as well as advances in disease detection and outbreak control. Final chapters discuss novel shrimp production systems, including low-density systems, multiphase aquaculture, automatic feeding, inland and boutique farms, aquaponics, polyculture, IMTA, and the best strategies for remediation of affected habitats.
Key features
Key features
- Describes modern options for sustainable scale-up of shrimp aquaculture
- Advises on appropriate site selection to minimize effluent impacts
- Summarizes the latest developments in feeding and nutrition of farmed shrimp
- Explores novel genetic tools and other advances in disease prevention, early detection, control, and management
- Provides global case studies for sustainable farming methods
Readership
Readership
Shrimp aquaculturists, marine biologists, academic researchers, industry scientists, aquaculture stakeholders, coastal conservationists
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Site selection for shrimp farms
• Introduction
• Geographical ubication
• Vocation of the site for aquaculture activities
• Topography and soil characteristics
• Estimation of carrying capacity
• Water intake and discharge
2. Research on nutrition and feeding of farmed shrimp
• Recent studies toward the nutritional requirements of shrimp
• Conventional and alternative ingredients
• Diets formulation and manufacture
• The use of NIRS as a viable alternative to the chemical analysis of diets
• Best feeding strategies
3. The use of natural food in aquaculture
• The role of microbes in aquatic environments
• The use of benthic microalgae in aquaculture
• The use of planktonic microalgae
• The use of zooplankton
4. Practices for shrimp disease detection, control, management, and genetics improvement
• Introduction
• Tools for disease detection in shrimp
• Disease control and management
• Genetic improvement
5. Novel systems and approaches for sustainable shrimp aquaculture
• Introduction
• Modern low input systems
• Biofloc technology and other microbial-based systems for shrimp
• Integrated shrimp farming
• Inland shrimp farming
• Innovative tools for more sustainable shrimp farming
• Perspectives
6. Characterization and management of shrimp aquaculture effluents
• Introduction
• Analyses of ecoefficiency in shrimp aquaculture farms (semi-intensive and intensive)
• The main environmental impacts of shrimp aquaculture effluents
• Strategies to minimize the impact of shrimp aquaculture effluents
• Introduction
• Geographical ubication
• Vocation of the site for aquaculture activities
• Topography and soil characteristics
• Estimation of carrying capacity
• Water intake and discharge
2. Research on nutrition and feeding of farmed shrimp
• Recent studies toward the nutritional requirements of shrimp
• Conventional and alternative ingredients
• Diets formulation and manufacture
• The use of NIRS as a viable alternative to the chemical analysis of diets
• Best feeding strategies
3. The use of natural food in aquaculture
• The role of microbes in aquatic environments
• The use of benthic microalgae in aquaculture
• The use of planktonic microalgae
• The use of zooplankton
4. Practices for shrimp disease detection, control, management, and genetics improvement
• Introduction
• Tools for disease detection in shrimp
• Disease control and management
• Genetic improvement
5. Novel systems and approaches for sustainable shrimp aquaculture
• Introduction
• Modern low input systems
• Biofloc technology and other microbial-based systems for shrimp
• Integrated shrimp farming
• Inland shrimp farming
• Innovative tools for more sustainable shrimp farming
• Perspectives
6. Characterization and management of shrimp aquaculture effluents
• Introduction
• Analyses of ecoefficiency in shrimp aquaculture farms (semi-intensive and intensive)
• The main environmental impacts of shrimp aquaculture effluents
• Strategies to minimize the impact of shrimp aquaculture effluents
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 18, 2025
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Luis Rafael Martínez-Córdova
Dr. Luis Martínez-Córdova is Professor of Aquaculture Life and Health Sciences within the University of Sonora’s Department of Scientific and Technological Research. He obtained his PhD in Aquaculture from CIBNOR (Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste), Mexico. He specializes in crustacean aquaculture and his research focuses on sustainable use, management, and preservation of shrimp aquaculture resources. Dr. Martínez-Córdova is a member of the World Aquaculture Society, Review Editor for Marine Fisheries, Aquaculture and Living Resources (Frontiers), and has written or contributed to eight books related to aquaculture practices.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Aquaculture Life and Health Sciences, Universidad de Sonora, MexicoMM
Marcel Martínez-Porchas
Dr. Marcel Martínez-Porchas is Professor of Animal Food Technology at Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Mexico. He obtained his MSc from the University of Sonora and PhD from the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada. His research focuses on aquaculture production and nutrition, physiology, immunology, and intestinal microbiota of aquatic organisms. He is Associate Editor for Marine Fisheries, Aquaculture and Living Resources (Springer).
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Animal Food Technology, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, MexicoView book on ScienceDirect
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