Ulang Farming: Huge Profit from Giant Freshwater Prawn
Ulang is a species of freshwater prawn in the Philippines. Its scientific name is Macrobrachium rosenbergii, and it is also known as the “giant freshwater prawn”. It can be found in many rivers across the country.
In 2013, Gabriel Paraiso, a car repair shop owner in Malvar, Batangas, and his employees were camping on the shores of Taal Lake in the town of Balete, when they noticed dead fish and lots of Acetes shrimp washed ashore. Among the washed fish and shrimps were giant freshwater prawns. Many were dead but some were still alive. Gabriel decided to keep the live ones in a drum when they returned to his shop but after a few days, the shrimp died.
Curious about the giant freshwater prawn, Gabriel decided to do some research online and found out that the government is breeding...