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United Nations data found that over the past 30 years, shrimp farms have increased production by 1,000% but conservation groups say it's come at the expense of mangroves.

United Nations data found that over the past 30 years, shrimp farms have increased production by 1,000% but conservation groups say it's come at the expense of mangroves.

NOAA’s five-year plan to strengthen the domestic seafood market includes establishing dozens of open-pen fish farms up to three miles offshore. But some experts worry about the well-being of marine mammals, the expansion of dead zones from fish excrement, and infringement on wild fishing grounds.

A new programme that aims to help seafood buyers to support shrimp farmers, reduce carbon emissions and restore mangroves, has been launched by Conservation International and xpertSea today.

XpertSea has teamed with Conservation International to a “climate-smart” shrimp pilot in Ecuador.