The Blue Revolution

The Blue Revolution

Shrimp farming's impact on mangrove ecosystems in that country. Outline the negative impacts of this industry.

Shrimp is one of the types of seafood most popular in the world. Nearly 5 million tonnes are consumed annually. One third of the shrimp we eat is produced in types in fish farms, which makes shrimp farming one type aquaculture the fastest growing. Shrimp farming pose a threat for a whole ecosystem of the mangrove forest to disappear. Shrimp farming comes with serious ecological consequence (Torre & Barnhizer, 2003). One-third of their destruction is due to the shrimp breeding. The ...