Aquaculture production has grown enormously in recent years and vannamei shrimp is one of the most important cultured species worldwide, especially in Asia, due to Vannamei Shrimp’s high economic value and export.

Vannamei Shrimp exhibits a fast growth rate and its culture period is significantly shorter than Bagdha and Golda Shrimp, making Vannamei shrimp an attractive alternative to Tiger prawn production in several countries.

Growing techniques of Vannamei Shrimp can be sub-divided into 4 main categories which are extensive, Semi-intensive, Intensive, and Super Intensive. Which represent Low, medium, high and extremely high stocking densities respectively. Due to rapid expansion and increasing awareness of the negative impacts of Vannamei Shrimp farming practices on the environment and its own production, many Vannamei Shrimp-producing countries are making sincere efforts to comply with the concepts of responsible aquaculture. The formulation and adoption of BMP’s is gaining prevalence to enhance biosecurity, increase cost efficiency, reduce chemical residues and increase traceability. Organic certification for Vannamei Shrimp farming is being seriously considered. HACCP and ISO standards, already used in processing/feed plants, are being adopted in farms and hatcheries.

The trends now of Vannamei Shrimp are for the processing of Prague-added products, fewer people eating out and the desire for ready- to cook and ready-to-eat products for home dining.

The Bangladesh Government has decided to allow two pilot projects to farm Vannamei in the country, following several requests from Local Companies for more than a decade, The New Age reported on 30 January Bangladesh’s Shrimp exporters have long been asking the government to allow the farming of Vannamei in the country to help boost competitiveness. The government, however, was reluctant to make the decision because green activists claim that the culture of the species would be harmful to biosecurity.

Bangladesh has lost its traditional markets in the US and EU as its costly black trigger shrimp has failed to compete against much cheaper but high-yielding hybrid Vannamei from Thailand and other countries, according to The Dairy Industry.

Litopenaeus Vennamei (White leg Shrimp) Species, which have been introduced to many coastal areas, now account for 90 % of the country’s total Shrimp culture. The species exhibits a fast growth rate and its culture period is significantly shorter than that of Penaeus monodon (Tiger Prawn). Making it an attractive alternative to tiger prawn production in several countries.