I'm still going to eat them, its their environment that is being ruined not mine and I don't see why I should have to suffer because of their stupidity, end result I just wash my food and its fine to eat, they have jobs until they realise they've cocked up big time and the cycle of life continues.
If you really are interested in an unbiased account of shrimp farming and its impacts, view the 'BBC documentary on shrimp farming in Honduras' parts 1 and 2 on youtube.
HOUSTON: A jumbo shrimp is causing big worries about the future of the Gulf of Mexico's ecosystem. The Asian tiger prawn, a 30-centimetre-long crustacean with a voracious appetite and a proclivity for disease, has invaded the northern Gulf, threatening native species, from crabs and oysters to smaller brown and white shrimp. Fortunately, they are tasty and will be eaten.
What a load of rubbish. Shrimp farming has brought wealth and prosperity to the rural poor of SE Asia. Many of the shrimp farming systems are well managed and integrated with other farming systems. I don't see them as being any worse than other livestock farming, e.g. European beef that imports tonnes of soy bean from S. America to feed the cattle, that also produce tonnes of methane. A bit of balance in your reporting would be a good start.
You should probably get an education in this subject before you make comments like that. This video is utter rubbish and is a gross over simplification of the real story. It is exactly this kind of garbage which manipulates the opinions of good intentioned people for no benefit other than to bolster the opinions of ignorant fools.
Yes, the vid is obviously a simplification. However, it's still relevant, and, most of all, true. In fact, the truth is even worse than what's portrayed here. For example, search for "The devastating truth behind shrimp farming" here.
And this is not about balance. (Meat/Transportation/Chemicals already get their share of bashing.) It's a question about doing one small thing for the world that actually would make a difference.
No this is not balanced. Shrimp can be, and often is, produced ethically.In the 80s people did go crazy and cut down magroves to build farms, and sometimes the effluent coming out of farms is heavy, but the shrimp trade is very important for peoples livelihoods. It needs to be managed sensibly. This kind of crap, serves no sensible purpose because it bearly scratches the surface of the complexity of this issue. I maintain the idea that people need knowledge before thay adopt strong opinions
That is the worst explanation of a negative environmental effect I have ever heard. It makes it sound like all of Asia is being destroyed by the Tiger Prawn industry. This video is a great example of a ''slippery slope'' argument.
I'm still going to eat them, its their environment that is being ruined not mine and I don't see why I should have to suffer because of their stupidity, end result I just wash my food and its fine to eat, they have jobs until they realise they've cocked up big time and the cycle of life continues.
jubbles2343 2 weeks ago
Bullcrap.
vosstok75 4 weeks ago
@vosstok75 I wish it was...
monawallin 4 weeks ago
This makes me want one even more...
ordude123 1 month ago
@ordude123 That's a really strange reaction...
monawallin 4 weeks ago
If you really are interested in an unbiased account of shrimp farming and its impacts, view the 'BBC documentary on shrimp farming in Honduras' parts 1 and 2 on youtube.
KayLocura 1 month ago
HOUSTON: A jumbo shrimp is causing big worries about the future of the Gulf of Mexico's ecosystem. The Asian tiger prawn, a 30-centimetre-long crustacean with a voracious appetite and a proclivity for disease, has invaded the northern Gulf, threatening native species, from crabs and oysters to smaller brown and white shrimp. Fortunately, they are tasty and will be eaten.
DangerousLabs 1 month ago
@DangerousLabs
This is true. Unfortunately, they are no good to the people in the bait industry.
DarkArtistKaiser 1 month ago
utter biased garbage!
EUREKAGOLDSANDSDOTCO 2 months ago
"Absolutely true"
What a load of rubbish. Shrimp farming has brought wealth and prosperity to the rural poor of SE Asia. Many of the shrimp farming systems are well managed and integrated with other farming systems. I don't see them as being any worse than other livestock farming, e.g. European beef that imports tonnes of soy bean from S. America to feed the cattle, that also produce tonnes of methane. A bit of balance in your reporting would be a good start.
newtonrwn 4 months ago
mmmmm.... makes me wanna go eat tiger prawns now..... i love it!!
sy431193 5 months ago
This video is so biased i dont even know where to begin....
004308 5 months ago
@004308 "Don't know where to begin" is a well known type of critisism from those who have few, if any, real arguments...
Jonas013 5 months ago 4
@Jonas013
You should probably get an education in this subject before you make comments like that. This video is utter rubbish and is a gross over simplification of the real story. It is exactly this kind of garbage which manipulates the opinions of good intentioned people for no benefit other than to bolster the opinions of ignorant fools.
Mrhulahoop 4 months ago
@Mrhulahoop,
Yes, the vid is obviously a simplification. However, it's still relevant, and, most of all, true. In fact, the truth is even worse than what's portrayed here. For example, search for "The devastating truth behind shrimp farming" here.
And this is not about balance. (Meat/Transportation/Chemicals already get their share of bashing.) It's a question about doing one small thing for the world that actually would make a difference.
pastisch 4 months ago
No this is not balanced. Shrimp can be, and often is, produced ethically.In the 80s people did go crazy and cut down magroves to build farms, and sometimes the effluent coming out of farms is heavy, but the shrimp trade is very important for peoples livelihoods. It needs to be managed sensibly. This kind of crap, serves no sensible purpose because it bearly scratches the surface of the complexity of this issue. I maintain the idea that people need knowledge before thay adopt strong opinions
Mrhulahoop 4 months ago
Australian prawn farmers have developed a new prawn.
The Australian prawn breeds better and can be sustainably farmed in drought-proof salt water ponds, which eases pressure on ocean/estuary stocks.
Australian scientists undertook a ten year program of selective breeding in order to develop the prawn now being used by prawn farmers in Australia.
tomskiaussie 5 months ago 2
But, my favorite food!!!
TheRwrr 5 months ago
That is the worst explanation of a negative environmental effect I have ever heard. It makes it sound like all of Asia is being destroyed by the Tiger Prawn industry. This video is a great example of a ''slippery slope'' argument.
michaelcfye 5 months ago
Fantastic. More prawns for me then.
M0b1u5 5 months ago
Like I'd even eat one of those things.
dragonmoony 5 months ago
How about we do something about the big companies fucking our environment up instead of not eating shrimp?
bernie23232323232323 5 months ago
But they are so delicious!!!
Norgemannen 5 months ago
Why did the arrow at 0:12 point towards the Scandinavian region when she was going on about the shrimps coming from Asia? Bad timing?
alterbyme 5 months ago
@alterbyme So i just read the description and notice that a swedish company is behind this PSA, so that kinda explains it.
alterbyme 5 months ago
Can't *all* our food be traced back to a similar origin?
sabricks 5 months ago
my god, is there any thing i eat safe for the earth? damn those companies. everyday i become more an ex-capitalist.
kearyct 6 months ago
No more tiger prawns on my plate! And wow, Morwenna Banks indeed does an awesome job doing the voiceover! Excellent piece of work!
pastisch 6 months ago 15
@pastisch Agree completely!
Guldsiska 6 months ago