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Analyze Your Appetizers: Choose Sustainable Shrimp
What to do:
Now that the holiday entertaining season has arrived, shrimp cocktails are showing up on many shopping lists. Before you buy, however, check to make sure that your shrimp are farmed or caught in a sustainable way. To find out which shrimp are good choices, visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch website.
Why it Helps the Earth:
Unsustainable shrimp farming can damage key habitats and ecosystems as tropical mangrove forests are raised to make way for farms. Pollution from organic waste, antibiotics and other chemicals is also a side effect of unregulated farming. On the other hand, unsustainable harvesting of wild shrimp can deplete fragile seafood populations. Bycatch, the accidental killing of untargeted species, is another concern.
What the Research Says:
The National Geographic News article Shrimp's Success Hurts Asian Environment, Group Says contains an overview of some of the issues, points of view, and research relating to shrimp farming. Monterey Bay's Seafood Watch summarizes the facts and research about both farmed and wild caught shrimp.
Why it Helps You:
Picking your shrimp with care may take a little extra effort, but think of the peace of mind! Isn't it worth it to know that your holiday meal didn't end the life of a sea turtle or ruin part of a tropical paradise? One Green a Week on Facebook
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