Advances in Shrimp Aquaculture: Management and Sustainability

A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Aquaculture".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 1628

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South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China
Interests: shrimp aquaculture; environmental control; biofloc technology
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Dear Colleagues,

Shrimp are the most productive and highly traded aquaculture species around the world, and they are widely cultured in many countries and coastal regions. Although facing many challenges, such as fish meal shortages, environmental degradation, and disease outbreaks, shrimp aquaculture has still undergone significant developments with progress in science and technology over the past few decades. Recently, the rapid growth of shrimp aquaculture requires the development of responsible and sustainable models, management, and practices. An increasing number of innovative techniques and approaches are emerging to support the healthy and intensive development of shrimp aquaculture.

In this Special Issue, I am pleased to invite you to publish research or review articles that address advances in shrimp aquaculture. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following: genetic improvement and seeding breeding, aquacultural facilities and engineering equipment, water quality control and environmental microorganisms, feed nutrition and feeding management, disease diagnosis and biological prevention, and wastewater treatment and ecological remediation.

I look forward to receiving your contributions and sharing your recent findings through this Special Issue.

Dr. Wujie Xu
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Keywords

  • shrimp aquaculture
  • environmental control
  • feed nutrition
  • disease prevention
  • microbial technology
  • ecology sustainability

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Purification Effect of Fish–Algae Coupling on Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Shrimp Aquaculture Effluent
by Zhiwei Sun, Xiaojuan Hu, Yu Xu, Guoliang Wen, Haochang Su, Zhiheng Pan and Yucheng Cao
Fishes 2024, 9(12), 490; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes9120490 - 30 Nov 2024
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As the scale of shrimp aquaculture continues to expand, the environmental impacts of shrimp effluents have become increasingly severe. The purification of aquaculture effluents can no longer be overlooked. Effectively reducing the discharge of aquaculture wastewater and mitigating its potential pollution risks to [...] Read more.
As the scale of shrimp aquaculture continues to expand, the environmental impacts of shrimp effluents have become increasingly severe. The purification of aquaculture effluents can no longer be overlooked. Effectively reducing the discharge of aquaculture wastewater and mitigating its potential pollution risks to the surrounding aquatic ecological environment are key issues that need to be addressed to promote the industry’s development towards a greener, more environmentally friendly, and sustainable path. This study explored the purification effect of the integration of tilapia and Spirulina on tail water from a zero-water-exchange aquaculture of whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in seawater, with the aim of assessing the growth performance of tilapia and the efficacy of the fish–algae integration in purifying tail water from the perspective of tail water resource utilisation. The study found that the removal rates of the biofloc sedimentation volume and total suspended particle concentration in the fish–algae group were 42.6% and 29.6%, respectively. The removal rates of phosphate and total phosphorus in the fish–algae group were 26.3% and 20.8%, respectively. Research indicates that tilapia effectively removes suspended organic matter from water. Introducing Spirulina into this water body aids in the removal of soluble nitrogen and phosphorus from the effluent, and tilapia exhibit a favourable feeding response to Spirulina. Full article
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Effect of a Commercial Polyphenol Compound on the Performance and Antioxidant Status of Penaeus vannamei
by Hallypher Deyrrikson Ferreira Colares, Cecília de Souza Valente, Izabel Volkweis Zadinelo, Caio Henrique do Nascimento Ferreira, Milena Cia Retcheski, Luisa Helena Cazarolli, Lodewijk Rosseel and Eduardo Luis Cupertino Ballester
Fishes 2024, 9(10), 410; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes9100410 - 12 Oct 2024
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The study evaluated the effect of a commercial polyphenol (ELIFE®) on the growth performance and antioxidant defense system of Penaeus vannamei juveniles. The study was completely randomized with three experimental groups and eight repetitions, divided into two 28-day phases. The experimental [...] Read more.
The study evaluated the effect of a commercial polyphenol (ELIFE®) on the growth performance and antioxidant defense system of Penaeus vannamei juveniles. The study was completely randomized with three experimental groups and eight repetitions, divided into two 28-day phases. The experimental groups consisted of different dietary inclusion levels of ELIFE® (0.0, 0.5, and 1.0 g kg−1). Five shrimps were stocked in each experimental unit. Growth performance, oxidative stress, and enzymatic activity in shrimp hepatopancreas were assessed. In Phase 1, shrimp fed ELIFE®, regardless of inclusion level, displayed higher specific growth rate, final weight, and final length than the control group. In Phase 2, shrimp fed 1.0 g kg−1 ELIFE® showed higher final biomass and SGR than all other experimental groups; they also displayed increased reduced glutathione and glutathione-S-transferase activities. In both test phases, shrimp fed 1.0 g kg−1 ELIFE® presented increased glutathione reductase activity compared to all other experimental groups. In both test phases, shrimp fed ELIFE®, regardless of inclusion level, exhibited increased glutathione peroxidase activity compared to control groups. Thus, ELIFE® enhanced the antioxidant defense system of P. vannamei and led to better shrimp performance and survival. This study recommends dietary supplementation with 1.0 g kg−1 ELIFE® for P. vannamei juveniles. Full article
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