EXPERIENCES OF SHRIMP CULTURE Litopenaeus vannamei IN CONDITIONS OF LOWER SALINITY, USING PRECISION AQUACULTURE

The shrimp production increase in Ecuador has been doubling in the last 5 years, hoping to close 2019 with more than 620,000 MT exported.

The growth of production has been mainly due to the implementation of technology in culture management: reduction of production cycles (with use of raceways and nursery), better nutrition and technology in feed (use of extruded feed), implementation of aeration and automatic feeding, as well as precision aquaculture.

With the implementation of precision aquaculture and the improvement of productive indicators, it has generated confidence in investments to efficiently grow shrimp in low salinity conditions (less than 10 ppt).

Higher productive efficiency index (PEI) are achieved with better implementation of precision production and aquaculture models, this is directly related to a lower production cost of a pound of shrimp.