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Shrimp Farming – Environmental and Social Impacts

Shrimp Farming – Environmental and Social Impacts. Stephen McGowan, Australian Maritime College, 2006/Marine Photobank. Shrimp aquaculture operation in Thailand replaces mangrove forest. Ellen Hines/Marine Photobank. Broodstock pond in a shrimp aquaculture facility - Florida.

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Shrimp Farming – Environmental and Social Impacts

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  1. Shrimp Farming – Environmental and Social Impacts Stephen McGowan, Australian Maritime College, 2006/Marine Photobank

  2. Shrimp aquaculture operation in Thailand replaces mangrove forest Ellen Hines/Marine Photobank

  3. Broodstock pond in a shrimp aquaculture facility - Florida OceanBoy Farms/Marine Photobank

  4. Tiger prawns Imported from Asia, Australia and South America Both wild-caught and farmed Bycatch is high Environmental impacts of aquaculture Stephen McGowan, Australian Maritime College, 2006/Marine Photobank

  5. Oregon pink shrimp Oregon pink shrimp are wild-caught and received Marine Stewardship Council certification in 2009: 1. Effective management system 2. Stock abundance 3. Bycatch reduction devices Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

  6. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

  7. Bycatch Reduction Device (BRD) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

  8. BRDs Effectively Reduce Bycatch Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

  9. Experimental comparison with and without BRD Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

  10. Coastal Areas Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras 6 Jan 1987 15 Nov 1999

  11. Photo Credits • Marine Photobank: Ellen Hines, OceanBoy Farms, Stephen McGowan, • Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife • One Planet Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment. UNEP. 2005.

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