Prawn production in the area
accounts for 80% of total domestic production. Despite
the increase in annual farmed production, the inconsistency
and a relatively low production are potential
problems to the development of prawn farming into
large-scale industry for export market. There are some
factors that might cause low levels of prawn production,
including slow growth rate, size variation at harvest, anddeterioration of pond environment. Genetic deterioration
in the local hatchery stocks due to inbreeding also may
be responsible for low productivity of prawn culture.