Antimicrobials in Shrimp Aquaculture in the United States: Regulatory Status and Safety Concerns

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The demand for seafood products, i.e., shrimp, continues to increase every year. However, the supply of seafood from the ocean has been believed for some time, to be very close to the point of maximum sustainable yield (MSY) (Roedel 1973). A figure of 100 million metric tons (MT) per year has long been accepted as the MSY of our oceans. Some believe that a more liberal figure of 150 million MT is more accurate. By 1987, the world fisheries landings had reached a level of 93 million MT (Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO] 1989). Regardless, the yearly rate of increase of fishery landings continues to decline, and an increasing amount of the seafoods consumed is supplied via the aquaculture industry (United States Office of Agriculture [USOA] 1986). The world aquaculture production of fish in 1985 was 10.6 million MT and rose to 13.2 million MT by 1987 (FAO 1989). It has been estimated that, by the year 2000, as much as 32 million MT of aquacultured fish will be produced, accounting for approximately 25% of the world’s fishery production.