Shrimp Aquaculture: Videos

If you are interested in learning about how people are affected by shrimp aquaculture in Bangladesh, India, take a look at this video! Made by Earth Focus, the video shows the corrupt practices, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation caused by the shrimp industry. Find out how shrimp from Bangladesh, exposed to pesticides and injected with dirty water, may be toxic to your health. 

Here is the link to the NGO that is helping out the citizens in Bangladesh, India, to go against the corrupted shrimp industry.

Nijera Kori - click here

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This video shows the history of saltwater shrimp with illustrations of how aquaculturists have adapted these for intensive production.

This video is about commercial shrimp farming in Southeast Asia and is damaging coastlines and has become an unsustainable source of food. It mentions that the farming areas are only used for 3-5 years, but need up to a 30 year recovery period. The shrimp are also dosed with antibiotics.

This video comments about how fishing has been industrialized: the use of large vessels and the constant desire to expand the business. In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill discusses that only a small number of corporate business control the fishing industry. With the constant increase in vessels, there is a decrease in fish. This can be detrimental to the environment for the environment and for us. Will there be any fish left? Watch and find out!