Shrimp farming is one of the most important industries in coastal China. During the period from 1988 to 1992, more than one million people were employed in the field and about 200,000 t of shrimp was produced each year. But since 1993, the industry has been frustrated by problems. This paper briefly introduces the developmental history and the current status of shrimp farming in China. some key constraints to sustainable shrimp culture include disease, impacts on the environment, and seedstock qualtiy. Achievements in scientific research which have been gained in recent years are epizootic pathogen research, diagnostic techniques, comprehensive culture techniques, polyculture and methods of culture in lower salinities. the priority issues for future research are high health seedstock, healthy culture systems, fast diagnosis of shrimp diseases, development of vaccines and immunostimulants, high quality formulated feed and techniques for ecosystem optimisation.
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