St. Petersburg, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/14/2011 -- The highly successful Shrimp Farming Guide released in 2010 by JT Abney was a runaway international success, providing purchasers all over the globe with definitive instructions on how to start and run their own profitable shrimp farms.

Now, the Shrimp Farming and Aquaculture International Directory has been completely updated and has ballooned in size from just 40+ pages to over 230 pages in 2011. New sections were added for Shrimp Importers, Shrimp Exporters and Shrimp Agents.

Abney has also had exclusive software developed for Fish Farm/Aquaculture Calculations and Conversions. It's called "Fish Scales" and does over 15 Calculations and Conversions - from simple Weight, Volume, Area, all the way to Water Treatment Levels, Water Flow, Density, Tank Volumes, even Drug Treatments. All are included with the Shrimp Farming Guide.

The original shrimp farming guide was created in the wake of the BP oil spill, which dealt a major blow to the $20 billion a year shrimp farming industry.

JT Abney, whose family are long time residents of Louisiana and Mississippi, created an exhaustively researched, step by step shrimp farming guide to help people whose livelihoods have been affected by the BP oil spill discover the profitable world of aquaculture. "It was originally intended to help people whose livelihoods had been put on hold by the BP oil spill. I wanted to show people how easy it is to develop a successful aquaculture business - and judging by the success of The Shrimp Farming Guide, I succeed in doing that."

The Guide, available at http://www.shrimpfarmingguide.com, explains step by step how people can get started with their own shrimp farming business and how they can make a six figure annual income from shrimp farming.

"The original guide was so successful, and I received such an overwhelming response to it, that I was inspired to expand the guide and add new sections, specifically based on the requests that I've been getting," Abney explained.

Abney is a Gulf Coast resident whose family has a long history in south Louisiana and Texas, with extensive experience in prawn farms and shrimp farms.

The guide covers all of the information needed to start a shrimp farming business, including how to harvest and package shrimp, how to keep shrimp healthy, how to test water quality and maintain it, the difference between raising saltwater and freshwater shrimp, startup costs, what types of permits and licenses are needed, how to get the shrimp to market, and more.

These methods can be used anywhere, both in the United States and abroad, and there is even an extensive International Directory of Shrimp Farming and Aquaculture suppliers and contacts included.

Those wishing to purchase the new Shrimp Farming Guide may visit http://www.shrimpfarmingguide.com

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St. Petersburg, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/03/2010 -- The $20 billion shrimping industry has suffered a major blow in the wake of the BP oil spill, with shrimp prices now on the rise, and the shrimp supply diminished.

That's why JT Abney, whose family are long time residents of Louisiana and Mississippi, has prepared an exhaustively researched, step by step shrimp farming guide to help people whose livelihoods have been affected by the BP spill discover the profitable world of aquaculture.

The guide, available at http://www.shrimpfarmingguide.com, explains in detail how people can get started with their own shrimp farming business and how they can make a six figure annual income from shrimp farming.

"As a Gulf Coast resident and someone who's family has a long history in south Louisiana and Texas, I felt compelled to create something positive in the midst of an ongoing crisis," Abney explained. "There are a lot of resources, including people, that have been forced into an indefinite holding pattern and it's a shame. One of my hopes is that this guide will serve to shine the light on some new opportunities to use some of those resources to move into shrimp farming and other forms of aquaculture. It's an exploding industry with enormous potential."

The guide covers such details as how to harvest and package shrimp, how to keep shrimp healthy, how to test water quality and maintain it, the difference between raising saltwater and freshwater shrimp, startup costs, what types of permits and licenses are needed, who to align yourself with to get your product to market, and much more. It is not just limited to United States production, however. These methods can be used anyplace and there is even an extensive International Directory of Shrimp Farming and Aquaculture suppliers and contacts included.

"When I saw the devastating effects that the oil spill was having on the shrimping industry, I immediately went online and started researching information on shrimp farming. I was really shocked when I found next to nothing on the internet that would help a person build their own shrimp farm from scratch and create a profitable, sustainable business. This guide will show anyone willing to put in the time and effort, how to do exactly that," Abney explained.

Anyone seeking more information may visit http://www.shrimpfarmingguide.com

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