Shrimp Farming and the Environment - Library

ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORTIn Chapter 1, a general background for the study is given, including some characteristics of the shrimpfarming industry and some of the problems this industry is facing today. The chapter also reviews thedevelopment and current status of the shrimp aquaculture industry in detail. Chapter 2 provides anoverview of shrimp farming systems and technology, in all their considerable diversity. In Chapter 3, theenvironmental impacts of shrimp farming are identified and described; the main impacts are reviewed anddiscussed in terms of both causes and effects. Technical measures to minimize these impacts are alsodiscussed and summarized. Chapter 4 focuses on the social effects of shrimp farming and, again, discusseshow negative results can be prevented or minimized. Chapter 5 addresses the financial risks associated withshrimp farming, as well as how the benefits can be maximized and risks minimized.Chapter 6 deals more specifically with what needs to be done in planning and managing the sector, orindustry, as a whole, while Chapter 7 applies these guidelines in more detail to project assessment andplanning for individual farms and development projects.On the basis of the analysis presented in previous chapters, Chapter 8 addresses the question posed in thesubtitle: “Can shrimp farming be undertaken sustainably?” In addition, it presents overall conclusions andmajor recommendations for increasing the sustainability of shrimp farming. After the conclusions, a briefdiscussion follows of research that needs to be done, emphasizing field work; some of this research hasbeen started as a result of this report’s recommendation.Annex 1 contains a blueprint for a feasibility study, listing the analyses that such a study should include.Annex 2 presents statistical tables on a range of topics.Annex 3 lists the experts in different countries who were contacted to contribute information and reviewearlier drafts of this report.Annex 4 identifies the authors and the titles of dozens of case studies, either currently under way orcompleted, that address many of the issues raised in this report and in Annex 1.Annex 5 lists various stakeholder meetings and conferences where this approach and/or the findings havebeen presented. Included are the meetings’ locations, groups represented and people in attendance, andnumber attending.A comprehensive bibliography of the citations used in the report follows, at the end.xi