罗氏沼虾是我国引进品种中比较成功的种类之一，２０００年的总产已达１０万吨以上，位居世界第一。该虾自１９７６年引进大陆地区养殖以来产量一路缓慢上升，并在９０年代初期进入发展的高峰期，单产和总产逐年提高，并成为许多地区重要的支柱产业。但是养殖规模大幅度地扩大 Macrobrachium rosenbergii is one of the more successful species introduced in China. The total output in 2000 reached more than 100,000 tons, ranking the first in the world. Since its introduction into the mainland in 1976, the production of shrimp has been increasing slowly throughout the country. In the early 1990s, the shrimp reached the peak of its development. Its yield and total output have been increasing year by year and have become an important pillar industry in many regions. However, the scale of breeding has been greatly expanded