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Let Them Eat Shrimp: The Tragic Disappearance of the Rainforests of the Sea
Laurie Tuffrey
12th April, 2012
Mangroves are the unsung heroes of the biosphere, says Kennedy Warne in his comprehensive study. So why are we so ready to rip them up in pursuit of tropical golf courses and all-you-can-eat shrimp? more...
Violence and pollution stain Brazil's shrimp farming boom
Kennedy Warne
17th February, 2012
Despite being an economic success, prawn farms built in Brazil's mangroves have displaced natural ecosystems and the coastal communities which rely on them, says Kennedy Warne in an exclusive extract from 'Let Them Eat Shrimp'more...
Selling The Sea – revealing Indonesia’s little-known plans to privatise huge swathes of coastline for aquaculture
Jim Wickens
In an exclusive investigation, the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire 90,000 km coastline more...
Europe's prawn obsession 'devastating' local communities in Bangladesh
Tom Levitt
30th September, 2011
Campaign group calls for a consumer boycott of tropical prawns to stop environmental pollution and human rights abuse in Bangladesh more...GALLERY: privatising Indonesia's coasts
Ecologist Film Unit
24th November, 2009
These pictures were taken by journalists from the investigative agency, Eco-Storm, after they were smuggled into a tightly-guarded prawn farm in Indonesia... more...
Selling Indonesia's coast for cheap prawns and profit
Jim Wickens
24th November 2009
In an exclusive investigation, the Ecologist Film Unit reveals the impact of Indonesia's plans to privatise its entire 90,000 km coastline more...
Appetite for Destruction
Dr Mike Shanahan
20th March, 2001
Shrimp has always been associated with the small and the puny. Why then is this seemingly harmless crustacean inspiring angry protests throughout the developing world, and why have so many people died as a result? Dr Mike Shanahan investigatesmore...
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