Penaeid shrimp stocks

Lessons learned in developing specific pathogen-free (SPF) penaeid shrimp stocks... 

In species that do not readily become reproductive in captivity, sexually mature animals, specifically egg-carrying females, are often captured from the wild, as in the case with the penaeid shrimps that form the bulk of farmed crustaceans. Most brood-stocks of shrimps are still obtained from catches by means of trawl fishing (Wickins and Lee 2002), a method that is highly stressful and may result in crushing of animals. Additional stress may be imposed by transporting the selected brood-stock animals and introducing them into a new and confined environment. The whole process of capture, transportation, and introduction could lead to ovary resorption in females. Thus, a low-stress capture technique would certainly be valuable in this case. 

JAENIKE F, GREGG K and HAMPER L (1992) Shrimp production in Texas using Specific Pathogen Free stocks, in Fnlks W and Main K (eds), Disease of Cultured Penaeid... 

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