Fisheries Quality Management Institute and the Management of Aquatic Animal Disease Information Part 1 The necessity of prediction-based quarantine for preventing shrimp infectious diseases Shrimp aquaculture industry growth... Disease outbreak is the biggest obstacle Introducing a pathogen detection information system to expect preventive measures Article by Jo Il-hwan, Director of the Fisheries Quality Management Institute Shrimp are one of the most beloved seafood products globally, known for their nutritional value and widespread popularity. The shrimp aquaculture industry is growing worldwide due to the advancement of farming technology, and the production volume in our country is also increasing, particularly with whiteleg shrimp. Over the past decade (2013-2022), the overseas shrimp production scale increased by an average of 4.2% annually (source: FAO FishStatJ), and the shrimp production scale in our country also increased by an average of 12% annually (source: Statistics ...