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The Price of Global Trade

The march of the global shrimp aquaculture industry is following the path of the greater food industry.

International development institutions such as the World Bank are bankrolling the conversion and privatization of coastal areas to the detriment of the environment and citizens. Dozens of countries are taking the bait, mainly the Asian countries of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, and the Latin American countries of Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. International food supply systems continue to widen the gap between the rich and the poor, while local and regional economies are ripped to shreds by multinational corporations that benefit at their expense. As food is shipped globally, small-scale local fishermen watch their culture and livelihoods vanish.

Quick Facts About Farmed Shrimp

• Top producers of farmed shrimp: China, India, Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam
• Top Importers of farmed shrimp: U.S., E.U. and Japan
• Top seafood choice in the U.S.: Shrimp
• Nearly 90 percent of the shrimp consumed in the U.S. is imported
• Top shrimp producers use chemicals banned in the U.S.
• It can take 3 pounds of wild fish to feed 1 pound of marketed shrimp

• At the Environment's Expense
• Consumers' Health Pays
• The Human Costs

What You Can Do!

• Do not buy farm-raised shrimp.
• Talk to your seafood grocer about the costs of farm-raised shrimp.
• Ask for local or U.S. “pot caught” shrimp.
• Support local fishermen and local seafood.

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