Staying in the pink! or six things you always wanted to know about the shrimp business but were too afraid to ask!

Shrimp is one of the most developed of cultured aquatic species, yet the farmed shrimp sector's profile has been lower than species such as salmon and seabass/seabream - despite being bigger by both volume and value. Here, regular Farm Shrimp News columnist CHARLES WOODHOUSE begins FFI's shrimp feature with a few pointers for the uninitiated