Profile updated on 5 May 2023

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Penaeus vannamei , Penaeus monodon , Metapenaeus spp

SPECIES NAME(s)

Whiteleg shrimp, Camarón blanco, Giant tiger prawn, Metapenaeus shrimps nei, (multispecies)

JURISDICTION

North Sumatra

PREDOMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEM

Pond

WATER SOURCE

Brackish

JUVENILE SOURCE

hatchery - closed cycle


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • The MMAF and the provincial government in consultation with the public, have produced a coastal and marine spatial plan (RZWP3K) that identifies multiple aquaculture zones and states the need to base these on an ecosystem’s carrying capacity.
Weaknesses
  • There is a lack of public information to assess the effectiveness of shrimp farm management and associated legislation. For example, there is no information on farm licenses and permits, water quality, membership of producer organizations, and limited information on source fisheries used in feed manufacture.