The giant tiger shrimp industry was once dubbed as the sunshine industry. The market demand in the Philippines in the '80s was very high, growing at 2.5 percent per year, and was expected to last until the 21st century. But this demand started declining in the '90s and was attributed to disease outbreaks due to poor water quality brought about by the undesirable pond management practices of the industry itself. Because of this, shrimp growers lost heavily after several failed runs. Some growers wereleft with no choice; they either stopped operating or shifted to culturing other species. By the early '90s. the shrimp industry in the country was virtually dead.
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