ME shrimp industry current trend and expension plan

Middle East shrimp industry current trend and expension plan

1. MIDDLE EAST SHRIMP INDUSTRY
Current Trends and Expension Plans
Haydar H. Alsahtout
Saudi Aquaculture Soceity

2. INTRODUCTION

3. Bahrain
Cyprus
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
UAE
Yemen
The Middle East Countries

4. MIDDLE EAST SHRIMP FARMING INDUSTRY
2.1% from world Aquaculture production.
Many ME Countries are at a late entry into the world of shrimp farming. As a
consequence, the region has an opportunity to learn valuable lessons from
the pioneer shrimp producing countries.
Shrimp farming in the ME region draw the attention of researchers and
investors in the early 1980s, specially in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran.
The effective cultivation of shrimp in the region started in the early 1990s.

5. MIDDLE EAST SHRIMP FARMING INDUSTRY
Initially, the industry ‎focused mainly on the culture of P. monodon; however,
because of the highly sensitivity of this species, aquaculturists switched to
P. indicus in the early 2000s .
An epidemic of WSSV in the early 2010s forced the regional industry to
restructure , and L. Vannamei was introduced.
The shrimp Aquaculture industry in the region since mid of this decade is
mainly dominated by the production of L. Vannamei.

6. ME Shrimp Aquaculture Production (2011 - 2019)
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
140000
201120122013201420152016201720182019
MT

Sources: FAO, National Organizations

7. Middle East Shrimp Industry Categories

8. Middle East Shrimp Farming Industry Categories
The Shrimp Farming Industry within the Middle East countries
can be divided into three categories:

A. Countries with No or Low shrimp production / No or basic R&D activities.

B. Countries with Small Shrimp Production / R&D activities

C.Countries with Developed Shrimp Farming Industry.

9. Category A
Countries with No or Low shrimp production / Basic or advance R&D activities.

10. Countries with No or Low shrimp production / Basic
or advance R&D activities.

11. Countries with No or Low shrimp production / Basic
or advance R&D activities.
1.In KUWAIT , the government unveiled plans to develop a fully integrated
shrimp farming project that aims to produce not less than 3,000 tons of
shrimp annually.
2.Though production is small, but very strong R&D works have been
developed in ISRAEL over the past 3 decades, and the Israelis technologies
has been used in many parts of the world.
3.QATAR government has unveiled a plan to build a shrimp farm using USA
technology. The first phase will produce 3,000 metric tons of shrimp per
year, while the Expansion goals include increasing shrimp production to
100,000 metric tons over the next five years.

12. Category B
Countries with Small Shrimp Production / R&D activities.

13. ME Countries with Small Shrimp Production / R&D
activities .

14. CYPRUS
7.4 6.9
18.6
23.4
18.8
25.4
28
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
2011201220132014201520162017
Indian White prawn (tons)
One land-based shrimp
hatchery / farm , (Indian white
shrimp - P. indicus ).

15. LEBANON
25 25 25
25
10 10 10 10
0
10
20
30
20102011201220132014201520162017
Whiteleg prawn (tons)
There is only one shrimp farm
(L. Vannamei) in the country.

The farm imported the BS from
Florida in 2003. In 2004, it was
imported from Malaysia.

16. OMAN
Strong government support.

Development is underway on five
shrimp farms, targeting MT 71,200
of shrimp per annum by end of
decade, by local and international
investors ( Thailand , Singapore ).

17. TURKEY
Strong government support and
Strong R&D Efforts.

Turkey’s output of commercial
operations has been limited ( since
the early 1990s ).

Shrimp farms in the
Mediterranean, established in the
mid 1990s, encountered many
critical problems with kuruma
prawn (P. japonicus)

18. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
220
280
350
370
312
225
305
0
100
200
300
400
2012201320142015201620172018

Indian white prawn (tons)

Only shrimp farm in the country,
start operation in 2004 (Indian
white shrimp - P. indicus ).

19. Category C
Countries with Developed Shrimp Farming Industry.

20. Countries with Developed Shrimp Farming Industry.

21. EGYPT

22. EGYPT
In 1985 a shrimp farm near Alexandria was the first commercial shrimp
hatchery and farm to be established in Egypt ( P. japonicus ,P. semisulcatus) .
The giant river prawn ( Macrobrachium rosenbergii ) was introduced in Egypt
from Thailand in 1989. it is still produced in limited amounts (100–120
tonnes a year).
In 2019, the government announced the development of a $90 m integrated
tilapia and shrimp farm in Egypt to be built by Chinese investors in
collaboration with the Egyptian military.
Egypt is just beginning to develop its potential, and the government is
encouraging shrimp farming.

23. EGYPT
200
792
766
1109
5856
7235 7235 7235 7235 7235
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Shrimp Production (Tons)

24. IRAN

25. IRAN
Strong government support.
Commercial shrimp culture began in 1993, Main species (P. indicus) .
Iran’s shrimp aquaculture techniques are based on Thai and Filipino
production systems.
Iran practices semi-intensive shrimp aquaculture.
Export oriented industry.
Since 2005, pathogen-free broodstock of Pacific white shrimp (L. vannamei)
were imported to Iran and rapidly replaced Indian white shrimp (P. indicus) .
There are approximately 680 shrimp farms located in Iran, which are small
family owned businesses.

26. IRAN
10152
12000
22475
11795
21331
12698
21320
45000
40000
55000
60000
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021

Shrimp Production

27. SAUDI ARABIA

28. SAUDI ARABIA
Strong government support.
1st R&D facility was established in 1982.
1
st
Commercial operation in 1993.
Home of the Largest single operation in the world.
4 stars BAP operation. Rewarded national Bio security system.
100% L. vannamei operations .
Fully integrated, industrial scale facilities.
SPF Broodstock ( L. vannamei) provided from Thailand.
Shrimp production to reach MT 200.000 by 2025 .

29. SAUDI ARABIA
12980
17295 24055
44063
64025
50000
80000
100000
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Shrimp Production (Tons)

30. CONCLUSIONS

31. ME Shrimp Aquaculture Production (2015 - 2021)
0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
MT

Sources: FAO, National Organizations

32. CONCLUSIONS
Strong Governments support.
Fully integrated operations ( KSA ).
Well developed Feed and Processing industries.
Strong future developments ( MT 500.000 by end of the decade ).
Strong Biosecurity systems ( KSA ),
The industry is dominated by L. Vannamei .
Several new players are on the way ( Oman, Qatar ).
Export oriented industry ( Except for Egypt ) .
Diseases is the main issue to deal with .

33. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
Haydar H. Alsahtout