Profile updated on 27 January 2024

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Penaeus monodon , Penaeus vannamei

SPECIES NAME(s)

Giant tiger prawn, Whiteleg shrimp, Camarón blanco

JURISDICTION

Chumphon

PREDOMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEM

Pond

WATER SOURCE

Brackish

JUVENILE SOURCE

hatchery - closed cycle


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.