Curtin Insight

Hepatopancreas: An organ that plays an important role in shrimp physiology

By Dr Julia Moh Hwei Zhong

Penaeid shrimps are marine shrimps that have been known to be one of the most important commercial marine species globally. As food security is a huge concern globally at this present time, the farming of penaeid shrimp has grown significantly to meet the increasing global demand for seafood. In fact, there has been a major shift in aquaculture to marine shrimp farming due to the profitability and market value of this sector, with an 86 per cent increase in total production over the last 10 years.