Solutions: Fighting Against The Shrimp Situation

Once the mangroves are ripped out, the cost is rendered unstable, which triggers erosion, harming coral reefs and seabed, which destroy and limit habitats for animals. This can affect the food chain and even life cycles of some animals.

When mangroves swamps are being wiped out, there should be the implementation of higher fees on shrimp farmers for the use of the land. It should be considered as an economic rent (Primavera 1997). Instead of allowing shrimp farmers from buying mangrove swamps from the government, it should be based on rent: the land is on a loan. When one clears the swamp for farming, it has to be returned to its original state after the usage of the land, and at the cost of the shrimp farmer. If the government collected rent, such collections can fund mangrove planting and other rehabilitation programs. By making them pay fees, there could also be a decrease in the rate of mangrove swamps being destroyed, as the individual farmers will be getting lesser investment.

Environmentalist's Perspective: The Ugliness of Shrimp Farming

The chemical waste that appears in farmer’s land, a consequence from shrimp farming

Environmentalist:

While Shrimp farming may be a highly lucrative business, as an environmentalist, I believe that it has a negative effect on the environment. Mangrove forests are found in silt-rich habitats worldwide, generally along large rivers and coastal areas. Low trees, almost exclusively mangroves, with a low canopy, characterize it.