| Preface | |
| Contents | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Contributors | |
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| 2 | Penaeid Taxonomy, Biology and Zoogeography | 9 |
| 3 | Genetics of Penaeus Species | 29 |
| 4 | Endocrinology | 53 |
| 5 | Reproduction of Penaeus Species in Captivity | 93 |
| 6 | Penaeid Larviculture: Galveston Method | 171 |
| 7 | Penaeid Larviculture: Taiwanese Method | 193 |
| 8 | Penaeid Larviculture: Small-Scale Asian Hatcheries | 217 |
| 9 | Optimized Feeding Regimes in Shrimp Hatcheries | 225 |
| 10 | Shrimp Hatchery Design: Engineering Considerations | 245 |
| 11 | Use of One-Liter Imhoff Cones in Larviculture Production | 287 |
| 12 | Penaeid PL Harvest, Transport, Acclimation and Stocking | 301 |
| 14 | Penaeid Growout Systems: An Overview | 345 |
| 15 | Penaeid Extensive Growout Systems | 355 |
| 16 | Penaeid Semi-intensive Growout Systems | 369 |
| 17 | Penaeid Intensive Growout Systems | 381 |
| 18 | Penaeid Ultra-intensive Growout Systems | 391 |
| 19 | Pond Harvesting Techniques | 399 |
| 20 | Shrimp Pond Engineering Considerations | 415 |
| 21 | Pond Dynamic Processes | 431 |
| 22 | Water circulation, Aeration and Other Management Practices | 457 |
| 23 | Pond Monitoring and Management | 497 |
| 24 | Penaeid Temperature and Salinity Responses | 515 |
| 25 | Penaeid Shrimp Nutrition | 535 |
| 26 | Penaeid Virus Diseases of the Shrimp Culture Industry of the Americas | 569 |
| 27 | Penaeid Markets and Economics | 589 |
| 28 | Supply Relations and Costs of Shrimp Mariculture and Shrimp Fisheries | 605 |
| 29 | An Overview of Asian Marine Shrimp Culture | 623 |
| 30 | Shrimp Culture Industry in Japan | 641 |
| 31 | Marine Prawn Culture Industry of Taiwan | 653 |
| 32 | Shrimp Culture Industry in China | 677 |
| 33 | Shrimp Culture Industry in Thailand | 691 |
| 34 | Prawn/Shrimp Culture Industry in the Philippines | 701 |
| 35 | Shrimp Culture Industry in Vietnam | 729 |
| 36 | Shrimp Culture Industry in Australia | 757 |
| 37 | Overview of Shrimp Farming in the Western Hemisphere | 771 |
| 38 | Shrimp Culture Industry in Ecuador | 783 |
| 39 | Shrimp Culture in the United States | 817 |
| 40 | Future of World Shrimp Culture | 839 |
| Index | 853 |