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Current status and prospects of farming the giant river prawn ( M acrobrachium rosenbergii ( D e M an 1879) and the A mazon river prawn M acrobrachium amazonicum ( H eller 1862)) in Brazil
Author(s) -
Almeida Marques Helcio Luis,
MoraesValenti Patricia M C
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
aquaculture research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2109
pISSN - 1355-557X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2011.03032.x
Subject(s) - macrobrachium rosenbergii , prawn , fishery , biology , macrobrachium , agriculture , amazon rainforest , aquaculture , ecology , decapoda , fish <actinopterygii> , crustacean
This article describes some aspects of the current status of M acrobrachium rosenbergii ( D e M an 1879) and M acrobrachium amazonicum ( H eller 1862) farming in B razil, including a brief description of the technologies used. A history of the farming of M . amazonicum is provided, together with the marketing strategies currently employed for freshwater prawns in B razil and future trends. It was concluded that freshwater prawn farming in B razil currently has a favourable scenario for expansion due to increasing demand and to prospects of an improved organization of the productive chain.