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Sea Change Episode 1: Shrimp on the Line
Season 1
Episode 494
Published 3 years, 1 month ago
Description
We love shrimp in the United States. As a country, we eat over 2 billion pounds a year, making it the most consumed seafood in the country. So times should be really good for shrimpers, right? But shrimpers say things have never been worse and that their whole industry here in the United States is on the brink of extinction.
This narrative episode goes on a journey from the fishing docks to shrimping in the bayous exploring land loss, climate change, and other issues endangering the future of the Gulf shrimp industry. We also uncover the threats imported shrimp pose to a way of life and human health.
Hosted by Carlyle Calhoun.
Sea Change is a production of WWNO and WRKF.
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