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Shrimp Farming – Environmental and Social Impacts
Stephen McGowan, Australian Maritime College, 2006/Marine Photobank
Tiger prawns
Stephen McGowan, Australian Maritime College, 2006/Marine Photobank
Imported from Asia, Australia and South America
Both wild-caught and farmed
Bycatch is high
Environmental impacts of aquaculture
Oregon pink shrimp
Oregon pink shrimp are wild-caught and received Marine StewardshipCouncil certification in 2009:
1. Effective management system2. Stock abundance3. Bycatch reduction devices
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife