What to Do About Shrimp

Most wild shrimp are caught by a process called trawling. In this method large nets are cast and towed through the ocean. However, these nets capture everything in their paths. When fishermen pull up these nets they keep the fish, but often discard the others which makes for unnecessary pain. In my opinion shrimpers should find a better way to catch their bounty. Shrimp trawlers only contribute to only two percent of the shrimp consumption. Yet, they create over a third of the wasted sea life.

Another hurtful process is the making of shrimp farms. Most of the world’s shrimp are found in Southeast Asia, and this is because these countries build farms to raise shrimp. However, this makes many valuable coastlines become inhabitable for other species. For example many types of fish are unable to thrive here, so this means the locals are not able to catch their food, and obtain their necessary protein. Many important plants have been destroyed, and this will actually hurt the shrimp future very soon.

Fishermen have begun to protest the aquaculture, shrimp farms. It has been slow, but they have started to gain momentum. These boycotts are supposed to stop many factors such as over farming, pollution, and save endangered species. Many groups have started to raise