Hawaii Pacific University
Hawaii Pacific University
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About this organization
Mission
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND EXTENSION OF RESEARCH IN ALL THE FIELDS AND AREAS OF MARINE SCIENCES.
About
SHRIMP PROGRAM - OI'S SHRIMP PROGRAM HAS BEEN DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE SHRIMP PRODUCTION FOR OVER 30 YEARS. OI WAS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO DEVELOP A SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE (SPF) POPULATION OF PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMP (LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI) IN 1991, AND THE FIRST TO DEVELOP A FAMILY BASED SHRIMP BREEDING PROGRAM IN 1995. IN 1998, OI BEGAN DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM (RAS) TECHNOLOGY FOR SUPER-INTENSIVE SHRIMP PRODUCTION USING HIGH STOCKING DENSITIES AND VERY LOW WATER EXCHANGE. AN IMPORTANT GOAL OF OI'S SHRIMP PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE PRODUCTS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND SERVICES TO THE US AND GLOBAL SHRIMP FARMING INDUSTRIES. TODAY > 90% OF THE WORLD'S FARMED SHRIMP IS DOMESTICATED L. VANNAMEI AND MANY OF THESE SHRIMP CAN TRACE THEIR GENETIC ORIGINS BACK TO OI'S SHRIMP BREEDING PROGRAM. DURING THE LAST YEAR, OI'S SHRIMP PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED 106,070 SPF SHRIMP TO US SHRIMP FARMERS, AS WELL AS TO RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US, AND 223,200 SPF SHRIMP TO FARMERS OVERSEAS. IN ADDITION, OI'S COMMITMENT TO INFORMATION DISSEMINATION WAS REFLECTED IN ITS PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS AND INDUSTRY TRADE MAGAZINES, AS WELL AS THE NUMEROUS PRESENTATIONS AT REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES. OI'S SHRIMP PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING AND TRANSFERRING SUSTAINABLE SHRIMP PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES TO LOCAL, DOMESTIC, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS.