‘‘I think what has made the most significant contributions
in general to the shrimp knowledge industries are the small
informal groups of hatchery people, nursery people, and
grow out farmers. They are organized and they have clear
learning objectives. The groups are usually made of
moderate size investors, not big farms, farms with three
to four ponds for example, and not corporate farms, but
people who think they are good at what they are doing and
are a bit of gamblers. I call them the warriors. They try new
things and with experience they become more successful-
. . .DOF and researchers adds to the knowledge pool but the
core of the know-how is from experience (