Dr. James 'Jim' Wyban:

Known throughout the global shrimp industry as the 'Father of SPF'. Since obtaining a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Hawaii, Dr. Jim has spent his entire professional career in the aquaculture industry.

From 1984-1992, Dr. Jim was appointed founding Principal Investigator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Program (USMFP). Under Dr. Jim's leadership at the Oceanic Institute (OI), the Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) concept was developed for the shrimp industry.

Confident that the SPF concept would greatly impact the global domesticated shrimp production industry, he departed O.I. to create the world's first commercial SPF shrimp breeding and broodstock production company, High Health Aquaculture.

Building upon his experience at O.I. and the USMFP, Dr. Jim had the vision and expertise to develop 4 species of SPF shrimp broodstock and the TVR™ (SPR) concept. In addition to implementing a successful breeding and production program at HHA, Dr. Jim has also designed commercial shrimp hatcheries and operations in countries in both Eastern and Western hemispheres.

Nothing is more gratifying to Dr. Jim than seeing his work benefit the global shrimp industry. With exciting events on the horizon, Dr. Jim looks forward to continued progress and success.

Other links with Dr. Jim:

• Recent progress breeding Taura virus resistant (TVR™) P. vannamei
  Aquaculture Brazil 2003 Audio and Powerpoint Presentation (World Aquaculture Society)
• Hatchery and growout performance of spf P. monodon in Hawaii
  Aquaculture Brazil 2003 Audio and Powerpoint Presentation (World Aquaculture Society)

Selected Publications:

• Wyban, J.A. 1979. Peptidase isozyme expression during early development in the Japanese medaka. Am. Zool. 19:891.
• Wyban, J. A. 1979. Variation in genome locations of chicken endogenous virus. Pac. Sci. 21:211.
• Wyban, J.A. and .M. Astrin. 1979. Multiplicity and diversity of chicken endogenous virus. Virology 52:1022.
• Astrin, S. M. H.L Robinson, L.B. Crittenden, E.G. Buss, J. Wyban and W. Hayward. 1979. Ten genetic loci in the chicken that contain structural genes for endogenous virus. Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol. 44: 1026-1037.
• Wyban, J.A. G.A. Ahearn, L.A. Maginnis. 1980. Effects of organic solutes on transmural PD and Na transport in freshwater prawn intestine. Am. J. Physiol. 239: C11-C17.
• Wyban, J.A. Yolk utilization in teleost development. Pac. Sci. 22: 62.
• Wyban, J. A. 1981. Biochemical and genetic aspects of peptidase isozyme expression during ontogeny in the Japanese medaka, Oryzias latipes. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu. 180 pp.
• Wyban, J.A. 1982. Soluble peptidase isozymes of the Japanese medaka: tissue distribution and substrate specificities. Biochem. Genet. 20: 849-858.
• Wyban, J. 1982. Lokoea Fishpond offers lessons in polyculture. Aquaculture Magazine. Vol. 9, No. 1.
• Wyban, J. 1982. Brackishwater polyculture in an ancient Hawaiian Fishpond. Proc. Third Hilo Aqua. Conf.
• Wyban, J. 1982. Lokoea Fishpond: Learning from the past, looking to the future. Aquaculture in Hawaii. DLNR, State of Hawaii. Vol. 1, No. 4.
• Lee, C. S., C. S. Tamaru, C. Kelley, J. Banno and J. A. Wyban. 1986. Induced spawning in milkfish by hormone implantation. Aquaculture 52:199-205.
• Yano, I., B., J. N. Sweeney, C.S. Tamaru and J. A. Wyban. 1986. Internal tagging method for individual identification of Penaeid shrimp. Aquaculture 56: 317-321.
• Hunter, B., G. D. Pruder and J. A. Wyban. 1987. Biochemical composition of pond biota, shrimp ingesta, and relative growth of Penaeus vannamei in earthen ponds. J. World Aqua Soc. 18: 162-174.
• Wyban, J. A., J. Ogle, G. D. Pruder, L. W. Rowland and P. S. Leung. 1987. Design, operation, and comparative financial analysis of shrimp farms in Hawaii and Texas. Oceanic Institute Technical Report 87-6. 26 pp.
• Wyban, J. A., C. S. Lee, V. T. Sato, J. N. Sweeney & W. K. Richards, Jr. 1987. Effect of stocking density on shrimp growth rates in manure-fertilized ponds. Aquaculture 61:23-32.
• Yano, I., B. Tsukimura, J. N. Sweeney and J. A. Wyban. 1988. Induced ovarian maturation of Penaeus vannamei by implantation of Lobster ganglion. J. World Aqua. Soc. 19: 204-209.
• Yano, I., R. A. Kanna, R. N. Oyama and J. A. Wyban. 1988. Mating behavior in the penaeid shrimp Penaeus vannamei. Marine Biology 97:171-175.
• Wyban, J. A., G. D. Pruder, K. M. Leber and L. Burzell. 1988. Paddlewheel effects on shrimp growth, production and crop value in commercial earthen ponds. J. World Aqua. Soc. 18: 204-209.
• Wyban, J. A., J. S. Sweeney and R. A. Kanna. 1988. Shrimp yields and economic potential of intensive round pond systems. J. World Aqua. Soc. 19: 210-217.
• Wyban, J. A. and CA Wyban. 1989. Aquaculture in Hawaii: Past present and future. Advances in Tropical Aquaculture, Aquacop IFREMER, Actes de Colloque 9 : 37-43.
• Wyban, J. A. and E. Antill, editors. 1989. Aquaculture Instrumentation: Proceedings of a World Aquaculture Society Special Session. 201 pp. Oceanic Institute, Honolulu, HI.
• Wyban, J. A. and J. N. Sweeney. 1989. Intensive shrimp growout trials in a round pond. Aquaculture 76:215-225.
• Wyban, J. A. and J. N. Sweeney. 1989. A systems approach to developing intensive shrimp growout technology. In: Hirano, R. and Hanyu, Editors, 2nd Asian Fisheries Forum, Tokyo, Japan.
• Leung, P-S, E. Hochman, , LW Rowland and J. Wyban. 1990. Modeling shrimp production and harvesting schedules. Agriculture Systems: 32: 233-249.
• Hochman, E., P-S Leung, LW Rowland and J. Wyban. 1990. Optimal scheduling in shrimp mariculture: a stochastic growing inventory problem. Amer. J. Agr. Econ. May 1990: 382-393.
• Kalagayan, H., D. Godin, R. Kanna, G. Hagino, J. Sweeney, J. Wyban and J. Brock. 1991. IHHN Virus as an etiological factor in runt deformity syndrome (RDS) of juvenile P. vannamei cultured in Hawaii. J. World Aqua. Soc. 22: 235-243.
• Wyban, J. A. and J. N. Sweeney, 1991. Intensive Shrimp Production Technology. 158 pp. Oceanic Institute, Waimanalo Hawaii.
• Wyban, J. 1992. Editor. Proceedings of the Special Session on Shrimp Farming. 301 pp. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, LA.
• Wyban, J. A., J. Swingle, J. Sweeney and G. Pruder. 1992. Development and commercial performance of high health shrimp using specific pathogen free (SPF) broodstock Penaeus vannamei. in: J. Wyban, ed. Proceedings of the Special Session on Shrimp Farming. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, LA.
• Wyban, J. A. 1992. Selective breeding specific pathogen free (SPF) shrimp for increased growth and high health. in: Fulks and Main, eds. Proceedings of the AIP Workshop on Shrimp Disease. The Oceanic Institute, Honolulu, HI.
• Garriques, D. and J. Wyban. 1993. Recent advances in shrimp hatchery technology including use of High Health shrimp broodstock. Proceedings of the 3rd Brazilian Shrimp Farming Conference. Joao Passoa, Brazil. November 1993.
• Wyban, J. A. and J. N. Sweeney, 1993. Intensive shrimp production in round ponds. in J. McVey, ed. CRC Handbook of Mariculture, 2nd edition, volume 1. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
• Wyban, J. W. A. Walsh, and D. M. Godin. 1995. Temperature effects on growth, feeding rate and feed conversion of Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei). Aquaculture 138: 267-279.
• Jensen, G.L., G. Treece, J. Wyban. 1997. Shrimp farming in Nicaragua: market opportunities and financing options for new investments. World Aquaculture 28:133-149. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, LA.
• Wyban, J., G. Martinez, and J. Sweeney. 1997. Adding paprika to P. vannamei maturation diet improves nauplii quality. World Aquaculture 28: 59-62.
• Wyban, J.A., B. White, D. Lightner. 1998. Recent progress in selective breeding for Taura-resistance in High Health P. vannamei. In Jory, ed. Proceedings of the 1st Latin American Shrimp Congress, Panama 1998.
• Fast, A.W. and J.A. Wyban, 2002. Polyploidy in shrimp: Advanced technology for improved performance and genetic and environmental security. Global Aquaculture Advocate March 2002.
• Wyban, J.A., 2002. White Shrimp Boom Continues. Global Aquaculture Advocate December 2002.
• Wyban, J.A. 2003. Introduction and spread of P. vannamei culture in Asia. Global Aquaculture Advocate March 2003.
• Wyban, J.A. 2003. Recent developments in P. vannamei seedstock production in Asia. Global Aquaculture Advocate. December 2003.
• Goyard, E., S. Arnaud, V. Vonau, V. Bishoff, O. Mouchel, D. Pham, J. Wyban, P. Boudry. 2003. Residual genetic variability in domesticated populations of the Pacific blue shrimp (L. stylirostris) of New-Caledonia, French Polynesia and Hawaii: some management recommendations. Aquatic Living Resources 16: 501-508.
• Wyban, J.A., B. White, D. Lightner. 2003. Recent progress breeding Taura Virus Resistant (TVR™) P. vannamei. Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society Conference September 2003 Bangkok Thailand
• Wyban, J.A. and D. Garriques. 2003. Hatchery and growout performance of SPF P. monodon in Hawaii. Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society Conference September 2003 Bangkok Thailand
• Wyban, J.A., B. White, D. Lightner. 2004. Taura Virus Challenges with a New Viral-Isolate from Thailand. Global Aquaculture Advocate December 2004.
• Wyban, J.A., B. White, D. Lightner. 2005. Breeding fast-growing, Taura Virus Resistant (TVR™) P. vannamei. Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society Conference September 2005 Bali, Indonesia.
• Wyban, J.A., 2006. Breeding fast-growing, Taura Virus Resistant (TVR™) P. vannamei. Presentation to Suratthani Shrimp Farmers Association, February 2006, Suratthani Thailand
• Wyban, J.A., 2006. Key Factors of Success Farming P. vannamei in Thailand. Presentation to the 5th Shrimp Congress, June 2006, Bacolod City, Philippines.
• Wyban, J.A. 2007. Thailand's shrimp revolution. Aquaculture Magazine May 2007.
• Wyban, J.A. 2007. Thailand's white shrimp revolution. Global Aquaculture Advocate May/June 2007.
• Wyban, J.A. 2007. Domestication of pacific white shrimp revolutionizes aquaculture Global Aquaculture Advocate July/August 2007.
• Bob Rosenberry 2008. Dr. Jim Wyban Interview by Bob Rosenberry Shirmpnews.com February 8, 2008.

• Asian Fisheries Society - Charter Member
• World Aquaculture Society - Board of Directors 1987-93
• CTSA Regional Center - Technical Committee 1989-92
• Hawaii Aquaculture Association - Board of Directors 1997-2001
• CTSA Regional Center - Industry Advisory Committee 1995-1998
• Keahole Point Tenants Association - Vice President 2000-02

Professional Achievements:

• 1981-84. Owned and operated Northshore Fish and Produce a commercial fish & shrimp farm.
• 1983. Member of Governor's Aquaculture Industry Development Committee.
• 1984-92. Founding Principal Investigator of USDA‑sponsored US Marine Shrimp Farming Program at Oceanic Institute (OI). Budget increased from $350,000 to $1.8 million.
• 1987. Authored the United States Marine Shrimp Farming Industry Development Plan.
• 1988. Consultant to Nippai Feed Company, Japan on artificial diets in shrimp larval rearing systems.
• 1989. Consultant to two commercial shrimp projects in Guatemala for environmental and feasibility study.
• 1989. Consultant to Laguna Madre Shrimp Farm, Brownsville, Texas on construction and operation of intensive round shrimp ponds.
• 1989. Organized, edited proceedings and published the Special Session on Aquaculture Instrumentation for World Aquaculture Society Annual Meeting.
• 1992. Co-organized and edited proceedings of the Special Session on Shrimp Farming for World Aquaculture Society Annual Meeting.
• 1992. Consultant to First Philippines Holding Co. to design and develop specific pathogen free (SPF) P. monodon project.
• 1993. Organized international company, Hawaiian High Health Shrimp Corporation.
• 1993. Planned and managed 1000 ha production trial of High Health shrimp in Ecuador.
• 1993. President/Founder of High Health Aquaculture, Inc. to commercialize High Health shrimp technology.
• 1994. Consultant to National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Government of Thailand to develop business plan for SPF P. monodon development.
• 1994. Consultant to SIBRA Aquicultura S.A., Recife Brazil to design and manage 3 High Health shrimp hatcheries in Brazil.
• 1994. Consultant to Dole Foods, Philippines on management of shrimp farming operation.
• 1994. Consultant to Jovel, S.A., Guatemala to prepare 'due diligence report' for purchase of integrated shrimp farming operation.
• 1994. Consultant to Cosechas Marinas, S.A. Costa Rica on feasibility of High Health broodstock production in Costa Rica.
• 1995. Consultant to USDA Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) on feasibility of shrimp farming potential in Nicaragua.