WWW.WA S .ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2022 15 In each issue of World Aquaculture, we highlight exciting papers from the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. In this issue we highlight the following paper “Perspectives on the mangrove conundrum, land use, and benefits of yield intensification in farmed shrimp production: A review” by C.E. Boyd, R.P. Davis and A.A. McNevin. The article appears in the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, volume 53, issue 1, pages 8-46. It is available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12841 or under the Publications tab at the WAS website (www.was.org). Shrimp farming has long suffered from a diminished image arising from previous and perceived environmental impacts. Mangrove loss and damage was strongly associated with shrimp farm expansion. In their recent review, Boyd et al. argue that some modern methods of shrimp production no longer earn such “bad press.” Recent Research Highlight from the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society Increasing regulation and protection, along with the realization that mangroves are not the optimal site for shrimp farming, has slowed shrimp farming growth in mangrove areas, in particular slowing mangrove damage dramatically in producer nations. Nevertheless, demand for shrimp is set to continue to increase globally and meeting that demand requires suitable scenarios to increase production. Shrimp farming growth can be achieved globally through sustainable intensification methods in areas away frommangroves, where shrimp farming is best suited. Yet, even with the most efficient intensification of existing direct production areas, shrimp farming land-use, currently some 5 million hectares, would continue to increase to provide suitable feeds. The full issue 52 (6) is available at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ toc/17497345/2021/52/6. —Matthew Slater, Executive Editor, JWAS
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