2.0 Shrimp Aquaculture - CAA

- DefinitionFAO1 has defined Aquaculture as thefarming of aquatic organisms, including fish,molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic implies some form of interventionin the rearing process to enhance production,such as regular stocking, feeding, protectionfrom predators, etc. FAO in its Guidelinesfor the Promotion of EnvironmentalManagement of Coastal AquacultureDevelopment , has collectively termed theland-based and water-based brackish andmarine Aquaculture practices as coastalaquaculture 2. Aquaculture has also beendefined as the rearing of aquatic organismsunder controlled or semi-controlledconditions 3. Further, the NewEncyclopaedia Britannica, has defined Aquaculture as the exploitation of a natural or artificial body of waterfor the growth of food products such as fish, molluscs and seaweed; when restricted to fish culture, it is frequentlycalled fish-farming Biology of ShrimpThe popular names, shrimps and prawns, have been used variously to denote decapod crustaceans of the familiesPenaeidae and Palaemonidae.

aquaculture in the context of global food production sector, the management of aquatic resources and the socio-economic development of coastal rural areas is now fully appreciated world-wide. Significant advances have also been made globally to make shrimp aquaculture development responsible and sustainable.

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