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Why growing bacteria up pond side without professional oversight may be a biosecurity nightmare?

Typical pond side culture Perhaps the single largest biosecurity gap, right after not ensuring that broodstock are clean, in dealing with...

What is the OIE and are they fulfilling their mandate to help aquaculture become sustainable?

The Office International des Epizooties, known by the acronym OIE, was founded almost 100 years ago. In May 2003 it broadened its scope...

What Are Some Parameters That Shrimp Farmers Should Be Monitoring Regularly?

There is one real measure of success in shrimp and fish farming much as there is with any other agricultural activity. The value of the...

Pro4000x’s role in successful shrimp farming

The quantities of shrimp farmed globally continue to increase. More than 5 million MTs of shrimp will be produced on farms in 2022, with...

Vibriosis the Bane of Shrimp Farmers? ....an Update.

Six years ago, I wrote a brief article summarizing the challenges that shrimp farmers face when it comes to dealing with vibrio...

Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) Update

EHP is caused by a spore forming microsporidian, Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei. The spores are how it infects. When the spore is...

Why Sustainable Aquaculture May Be Elusive?

There are few who will not agree that the need to be able to move forward without eroding the ability of the environment to support...

Seven myths about microbial products used in aquaculture.

Bacteria are thought of as being primitive. This is far from reality. They are highly evolved and well adapted to the myriad of...

Investing in aquaculture: a road to riches or a path to poverty?

Aquaculture is growing at a greater rate globally than any other agribusiness sector. It is widely predicted that with 6 to 8% annual...