shrimp
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A shellfish diet might be even better than going vegan
Not all fish are created equal when it comes to their impact on the climate, according to a new study.
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Is there a sustainable future for America’s most popular seafood?
The shrimp farming industry gets a bad rap, but it might be greener than you think -- and we eat enough of the stuff that it's worth getting right.
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Ew! Eyeless shrimp and deformed fish now routinely caught in the Gulf
Ok, this is gross. The shrimp coming out of the Gulf of Mexico two years after the BP spill have some seriously nasty stuff wrong with them. They are lacking in eyes. Their gills are full of junked up black stuff. (Not normal!) They have lesions. And yet they are making their way into grocery […]
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Foot-long shrimp take over Gulf of Mexico
The Asian tiger prawn, a gigantic shrimp that can grow to more than a foot long, is invading the Gulf of Mexico. This year the species was found for the first time in Texas waters. This giganto breed of crustacean threatens the survival of crabs, oysters, and regular old normal-sized shrimp. It could disrupt the […]
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Great Lakes fish triumph over invaders
The story of invasive species usually goes something like a particularly dark zombie movie — the invasive species kills everything else and thrives, changing the planet forever. But in the Great Lakes, a different story is playing out, one in which the natives win. In addition to evil zebra mussels, transatlantic shipping has brought a […]