Aquaculture has grown rapidly in the recent years and has promise for
further potential growth. This rapid expansion was possibly because of the
growing demand for aquatic products and the failure of the global capture
fishery, which has been exploited, to or beyond its potential. When the global
catch statistics remains standstill between 80-100 million metric tons per year,
the global aquaculture production is registering an overwhelming annual growth
of 8-14% producing between 20-25 million tons per year. Of the aquaculture
practices, coastal shrimp farming has registered the maximum growth of about
400% in the last decade. The two factors resulting to its boom were the
increasing demand for Indian shrimp and the improved farming technique
