DUBLIN, Ireland -- Shrimp industry players are bullish over production growth, forecasting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.8% between 2016 and 2019, according to an industry survey of Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) members.

Presenting the survey results at the Global Outlook for Aquaculture Leadership (GOAL) aquaculture conference in Dublin, James Anderson, professor at the University of Florida, showed industry expects farmed shrimp production to grow strongly over the next few years, particularly in 2018 and 2019, to above 4.5 million metric tons [...]