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    Strengthen the shrimp industry – The pending task

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    Today is trendy to talk about shrimp. There is not a day that goes by without news regarding this incipient sector about which little is known and much is wanted to be discovered. There are even some who dare to ensure that after salmon, prawns are the main successors in terms of great aquaculture products.

    But the salmon business has changed a lot in the last 20 years. It has been developed, modernized, and customized. Instead, the shrimp sector looks like more to the Devil’s Triangle. Shrimp farms are small and belong in the majority of cases to the family business. Then, the final product is sold to a local processor. Consequently, the process of entering the highly complex global supply chain is almost impossible or at least challenging.

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    Therefore, it seems more than pertinent to ask the most relevant experts for their opinions and solutions in this regard. WeAreAquaculture has had the privilege of peeking a little more into this emergent world.

    Today is trendy to talk about shrimp. There is not a day that goes by without news regarding this incipient sector about which little is known and much is wanted to be discovered. There are even some who dare to ensure that after salmon, prawns are the main successors in terms of great aquaculture products.

    But the salmon business has changed a lot in the last 20 years. It has been developed, modernized, and customized. Instead, the shrimp sector looks like more to the Devil's Triangle. Shrimp farms are small and belong in the . . .

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