Conclusion
There are several commercial products marketed for use in aquaculture to clean up the pond bottom, maintain good water quality and improve shrimp health, particularly for intensive aquaculture. The role of beneficial bacteria to control pathogens will become particularly important in aquaculture, especially in the light of the increasing number of antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria, strict government regulation of environmental treatments, and cost-effectiveness. Management of pond microbial ecology is an area where applied research can lead to important findings for improving the productivity and environmental “friendliness” of the shrimp farming industry worldwide, particularly in view of recent negative environmental impacts of shrimp farms. It seems likely that the use of bioremediators will gradually increase and the success of aquaculture in future may be synonymous with the success of bioremediators that, if validated through rigorous scientific investigation and used wisely, may prove to be a boon for the aquaculture industry.