shrimp

‘Waiter, there’s blood in my appetizer’

By Kennedy Warne / On March 29th, 2016

The closing of a loophole in a venerable tariff act that allowed goods derived from slave labor to enter the US is welcome news. In part, the impetus for reform arose from evidence of slavery and human trafficking in the shrimp industry.

Seeking Sustainability, One Shrimp at a Time

By Admin / On May 13th, 2011

Students at Pace University have produced this mini-documentary on sustainable shrimp farming. It tells the story of Linda Thornton, an aquaculture entrepreneur pushing the frontiers of sustainable shrimp farming in Belize. This is a great example of the action needed to raise awareness of the importance of mangroves, a delicate ecosystem at risk thanks to unsustainable shrimp farming and heedless coastal development in many areas of the world, including Belize.

Home Ground

By Kennedy Warne / On April 19th, 2011

While in Caravelas I met people whose lives are intertwined with mangroves. They live amongst them, make their livelihood from them and revere them. Here is what I wrote after meeting some of the fishers of Caravelas. . . Read more»

A Stone in the Shoe

By Kennedy Warne / On April 12th, 2011

Opposition to shrimp aquaculture in Ecuador has been growing as coastal mangrove dwellers find their voice and harden their resolve to fight for the preservation of the forests that sustain them. Some of the more outspoken opponents of shrimp farming have had their lives threatened. I met one such champion of the mangroves, who had been in hiding with his family for a month. Here is the blog post I wrote after talking to him. . .