Enhanced biosecurity measures for sustainable aquaculture: Shrimp hatchery operations

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Broodstock Facility and Shrimp Hatchery Complex of SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines, has already been practicing the best quarantine protocols. The gold standards to ensure the production of diseasefree and high-quality shrimp are being developed by AQD under the program “OPLAN Balik Sugpo” or Operation Plan for Black Tiger Prawn Revival. Initiated in 2017, this Program generally aims to bring back the Penaeus monodon industry of the Philippines and help farmers revive their hopes and venture again into shrimp culture. Under the Program, the disease prevention scheme is currently undergoing verification for responsible management of shrimp broodstock obtained from the natural environment at AQD’s Broodstock Facility, and for the care of the postlarval stage at AQD’s Shrimp Hatchery Complex

Black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) hatchery operations using enhanced biosecurity measures

This manual, titled “Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) Hatchery Operations Using Enhanced Biosecurity Measures,” includes modifications on shrimp hatchery operations done by the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center to provide high- quality postlarvae for shrimp farming. Discussed also in this manual are the necessary protocols and biosecurity measures that shrimp hatchery operators can use as their guide. Main sections included in this manual: 1. Site Selection, 2. Biology, 3. Hatchery Layout, 4. Facilities and Equipment, 5. Biosecurity Standard Operating Procedures, 6. Hatchery Operations, 7. Diseases of Shrimps, and 8. Economic Analysis