Trial Farming of Southern Thailand Grass Shrimp Succeeds in Hangu, Tianjin

    To promote the development of the aquaculture industry, the Hangu District Fisheries Bureau has actively introduced new species. Recently, it introduced 300,000 grass shrimp of the finest variety, the Southern Thailand grass shrimp, for trial farming, which proved successful. It is understood that the Southern Thailand grass shrimp has characteristics such as low feed cost, strong disease resistance, fast growth speed, and strong adaptability. Its market price is around 30 yuan per jin, more than double that of the whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). 

To promote the development of the aquaculture industry, the Hangu District Fisheries Bureau has actively introduced new species. Recently, it introduced 300,000 grass shrimp of the finest variety, the Southern Thailand grass shrimp, for trial farming, which proved successful.

It is understood that the Southern Thailand grass shrimp has characteristics such as low feed cost, strong disease resistance, fast growth speed, and strong adaptability. Its market price is around 30 yuan per jin, more than double that of the whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). At present, after more than 20 days of farming, the 300,000 Southern Thailand grass shrimp have grown to over 3 cm. By mid-September this year, they can reach 30 shrimp per kg and can be put on the market. The yield per mu is expected to reach over 2,000 jin, with a benefit of more than 30,000 yuan per mu.