Shrimp to Eat and Shrimp to Heal
The Future of Shrimp Fishing and Farming
Jack Rudloe and Anne Rudloe
The future of shrimp farming and wild harvest both dance on a knife’s edge that could go either way. Shrimp boats and their gear can be redesigned to cut down on the bycatch (all that is not shrimp) and save turtles. Skimmer trawls are coming into use that don’t tear up the bottom, and lighter nets that are less destructive are also more fuel-efficient. Shrimp farms are also upgrading, getting farther away from the polluted mud holes that festered with diseases and destroyed the mangrove swamps. Larger, better-financed organizations are using lined ponds with low risk to the environment and high-tech greenhouses to increase their yields.
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