Adoption of Better Management Practices (BMPs) and constraints in shrimp

Shrimp is one of the most popular seafood in the world. Shrimp resources are highly diversified and contribute significantly to the growth of aquaculture. As per FAO (2011), the total world production of shrimps, comprising both captured and cultured was around 6 million t. The total production of cultured shrimp was 3.3 million t in terms of quantity and 13.4 billion USD in terms of value and the contribution of captured shrimp was 3.12 million t in the year 2010 (FAO, 2011). China ranked first in shrimp aquaculture with 40 % of total cultured shrimp production followed by Thailand (15%), Vietnam (12%) and Indonesia (10%). India stood at fifth position with a contribution of about 3 % (FAO, 2011). Globally shrimp farming is practiced in more than 50 countries and the sector has grown at the rate of 19.9 % per year since 1970 (FAO, 2011). Asian countries contribute around 75 % of the world production of farmed shrimp, China being the major contributor with production of 8.99 lakh t followed by Thailand (5.48 lakh t), Vietnam (5.38 lakh t), Indonesia (3.57 lakh t), and India (1.36 lakh t) in 2010 (FAO, 2011). Thailand ranked first in terms of export, with a market share of more than 30%, followed by China, Indonesia, and India, accounting about 10 % each. European Union (EU) is the largest market of shrimp with a share of 26.78% with a value of 765 million USD followed by South-eas