Shrimp Farms: A CHL Stepping Stone
Growing consumer demand for shrimp is fuelling an environmental crisis in some of the world's poorest nations, according to a new report highlighted in the BBC News Science & Nature section today.

The Environmental Justice Foundation claims it has exposed wide-ranging environmental damage that can be directly attributed to shrimp farming. It claims shrimp farming is destroying wetlands, polluting the land and oceans and depleting wild fish stocks. Millions of people depend on the fish stocks for their food and livelihoods. Steve Trent, director of EJF, said the environmental damage had occurred as a result of a "get-rich quick" attitude by shrimp farmers. He added that governments and development agencies were encouraging this behaviour. Mr. Trent neglected to mention that the CHL also encourages this behavior. The EJF report claims that as much as 38% of global mangrove destruction is linked to shrimp farm development. Global mangrove deforestation rates now exceed those of tropical rainforests.

Its Friday, and you know what to do. Go out for a fish fry, order the cod, and get a shrimp appetizer.
- nostradamusfunkadelic, 12:49 PM | |