News features and technical articles about the evolution of aquaculture, one of the world’s fastest growing industries.

Ken Jones

Health & Welfare

February 1, 2005

Tracing origins, diversity loss in captive shrimp

Genetic diversity loss occurs in any stock of shrimp allowed to inbreed at random. Intentional inbreeding for performance traits accelerates rate of loss.

Health & Welfare

February 1, 2003

Diversity loss in captive-breeding programs for shrimp

It is important for any breeding program that founding populations be large enough to incorporate the diversity of the wild animals.

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Ken Jones

GAA Takes on Technology in GOAL 2021 Virtual Event Session 1