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Strategies for Sustainable Shrimp Aquaculture

  • Book

  • September 2025
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 6057646
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.

Table of Contents

1. Site selection for shrimp farms
2. Research on nutrition and feeding of farmed shrimp
3. The use of natural food in aquaculture
4. Practices for shrimp disease detection, control, management, and genetics improvement
5. Novel systems and approaches for sustainable shrimp aquaculture
6. Characterization and management of shrimp aquaculture effluents

Authors

Luis Rafael Mart�nez-C�rdova Professor of Aquaculture Life and Health Sciences, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico.

Dr. Luis Mart�nez-C�rdova 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 Biol�gicas del Noroeste), Mexico. He specializes in crustacean aquaculture and his research focuses on sustainable use, management, and preservation of shrimp aquaculture resources. Dr. Mart�nez-C�rdova 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.

Marcel Mart�nez-Porchas Professor of Animal Food Technology, Centro de Investigaci�n en Alimentaci�n y Desarrollo, Mexico. Dr. Marcel Mart�nez-Porchas is Professor of Animal Food Technology at Centro de Investigaci�n en Alimentaci�n 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).