Nigeria is involved in the shrimp business contributing significantly to wild-caught shrimps from the tropics, exporting about US$65million worth of shrimps to the European Union, the USA and other countries annually. The coastal shelf of the Niger Delta basin the mouths of the Badagry, Lagos, Lekki lagoon systems and rivers are rich in organic debris input due to its characteristic frequent rainfall, supports rich shrimp resources.Members of the family penaeidae; Penaeus vannamei (Pacific white shrimp) and the Penaeus monodon (giant tiger prawn)—account for roughly 80% of all farmed shrimp. The freshwater prawn Macrobrachrium sp are also farmed.
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