This study was conducted through an in-depth interview and literature analysis. A concise questionnaire was designed with the intention to obtain all primary information needed through the interview sessions. A stratified random sampling method was used to select farmers to interview. In total, seventy-three farmers from Lhokseumawe, and Northern and Eastern Aceh Regency were evaluated. Among these 73, 24 were traditional farmers cultivating L. vannamei and 34 cultivating P. monodon, while 15 farmed L. vannamei by applying the intensive technique.