[VIDEO] Adapting shrimp pond management to compensate for breeding enhancements

Why do chronic disease challenges persist in modern shrimp farming? In this interview, Robins McIntosh, Executive Vice President of CP Foods, explains how advances in shrimp breeding have dramatically increased growth rates, while many farming systems have not kept pace with the infrastructure and management needed to support them. He also discusses the importance of maintaining balanced pond ecosystems, highlighting how excessive water sterilization can disrupt beneficial microbial communities and contribute to long-term health and water quality challenges.