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Shrimp Farming – Environmental and Social Impacts Stephen McGowan, Australian Maritime College, 2006/Marine Photobank
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Ellen Hines/Marine Photobank Shrimp aquaculture operation in Thailand replaces mangrove forest
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Broodstock pond in a shrimp aquaculture facility - Florida OceanBoy Farms/Marine Photobank
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Tiger prawns Stephen McGowan, Australian Maritime College, 2006/Marine Photobank Imported from Asia, Australia and South America Both wild-caught and farmed Bycatch is high Environmental impacts of aquaculture
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Oregon pink shrimp are wild-caught and received Marine Stewardship Council certification in 2009: 1. Effective management system 2. Stock abundance 3. Bycatch reduction devices Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
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Bycatch Reduction Device (BRD) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
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BRDs Effectively Reduce Bycatch Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
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Experimental comparison with and without BRD Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
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Coastal Areas Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras 6 Jan 1987 15 Nov 1999
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Photo Credits Marine Photobank: Ellen Hines, OceanBoy Farms, Stephen McGowan, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife One Planet Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment. UNEP. 2005.
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