Shrimp farming with land-based recirculation aquaculture system (RAS), or biofloc systems, is still in its infancy, despite several commercial attempts in the United States and Europe over the past years.

However, investment in the sector is accelerating, especially in Europe, and industry insiders shared the latest in R&D at the EuroShrimp 2017 event in Bremen, Germany, last week.

IntraFish rounds up the tips and tricks for future land-based shrimp farmers.

Design concepts

There are two typical concepts of land-based shrimp farms: RAS and biofloc, with either raceway or round tanks.

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