Donald Lightner

• Pre-eminent shrimp pathologist with complete diagnostic research facility at University of Arizona.
  
  
• Prestigious scientist within US Marine Shrimp Farming Consortium who developed the stocks of SPF P. vannamei that now are sweeping throughout the shrimp farming world.
  
  
• First to detect and develop definitive tests for numerous shrimp viral diseases.
  
  
• Member of ICES, an international body that develops policies for control of diseases.


At the present time, Dr Don Lightner is Technical Advisor and co-owner of Integrated Aquaculture International, LLC