Farm-Raised Shrimp: Good Aquacultural Practices for Product Quality and Safety.

摘要

Shrimp remains as one of the most popular and highest valued seafood selections throughout the world. Current annual world production from both wild harvest and farm culture is estimated at approximately 3,000,000 metric tones with an estimated production value in excess of $12 billion U.S. dollars. In comparisons, shrimp production is not one of the largest world fisheries, but it is one of the most valuable. For example, in the United States the 1999 shrimp imports represented 18.8 percent of the total US imports by weight and 35 percent in total value. This value indicates a strong market demand. In some countries, consumption of farm-raised shrimp has grown to exceed the amount of wild shrimp. While most world fisheries are experiencing maximum sustainable production or near overfishing, shrimp production can continue to increase through aquaculture farm operations. Shrimp aquaculture keeps growing steadily despite the adverse conditions and new challenges faced by the farmers. In 1988, farmed-raised shrimp represented 40.6 percent of the total shrimp production worldwide, increasing to 49.4 percent in 1998.