Profile updated on 27 January 2024
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Penaeus vannamei , Penaeus monodon , Penaeus merguiensis
SPECIES NAME(s)
Whiteleg shrimp, Camarón blanco, Giant tiger prawn, Banana prawn, banana prawn
JURISDICTION
Songkhla
PREDOMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEM
Pond
WATER SOURCE
Brackish
JUVENILE SOURCE
hatchery - closed cycle
Image: Holtius 1980 via FAO
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- There is an active disease management system with the Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia Pacific providing evidence of disease surveillance and control measures.
Weaknesses
- Public information on key aquaculture performance indicators, including provincial and farm-level disease outbreaks and water quality in general is lacking.
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