The Mangrove Action Project’s booth at the 2009 Fremont Fair was a huge success! MAP staff and volunteers distributed brochures, talked with fairgoers, answered questions, and promoted the work of MAP and the Shrimp Less, Think More campaign. The audience was very receptive to our work and everyone came away more informed and aware of [...]
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MAP at the Fremont Fair
Posted in Aquaculture, Chefs/Restaurants, Consumer Info, Eat Local Now, Events, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp Farming, Uncategorized, tagged chefs pledge, consumer's pledge, Fremont Fair, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp Less, Think More on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mangrove Action Project sponsors Earth Day 5k Run for the Mangroves
Posted in Events, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp Farming, Uncategorized, tagged 5k, Earth Day, Fun Run, Shoreline on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On April 19th, the Mangrove Action Project and the Shoreline, WA neighborhood hosted the Earth Day 5k Run to promote mangrove issues, MAP, and environmental responsibility. The run was open to runners and walkers of all abilities for the 5k course at Paramount Park. Kids also took part in the 1/3 mile fun run.
Over 180 [...]
Public forum: Can fisheries and wild fish survive with feedlots in our state and offshore waters?
Posted in Aquaculture, Events, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp Farming, tagged Alfredo Quarto, anne mosness, geoduck, Kurt Willy Oddekalv, Laura Hendricks, offshore aquaculture, Seattle, Shrimp Farming on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Around the world, coastal environments and economies, wild fish and other marine life have been affected by the expansion of large-scale farming of fish, shrimp and certain kinds of shellfish. Few safeguards are in place as marine feedlots produce commodity seafoods, resulting in habitat loss, pollution, competition for food, and diminished access and quality of life for coastal [...]
Join us at the Fremont Fair!
Posted in Events, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp Farming, tagged EcoZone, Fremont Fair, Seattle on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Shrimp Less, Think More will be at the Fremont Fair this weekend June 21-22, and we would love to see you there! The fair is Saturday from 10:00 am until 8:00 pm, and on Sunday from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm. We will have a table in the EcoZone, so come by to learn [...]
Jim Hightower Weighs in on the Price of Imported Shrimp
Posted in Audio, Consumer Info, Shrimp Farming, tagged globalization, Jim Hightower, shrimp on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
29 May 2008
LISTEN TO THIS COMMENTARY
“Giant shrimp” is said to be an oxymoron, but it’s also moronic that we’ve let shrimp become a giant problem in our world.
Welcome to the costly consequences of a globalized food supply. Shrimp is the most popular seafood in the U.S., and we have both top-quality shrimp and [...]
“Voices from Paikgacha” – a new video on Bangladesh shrimp farms
Posted in Shrimp Farming, Video, tagged Bangladesh, Khulna, shrimp farms on May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
About the people who live around the shrimp farms in Khulna, Bangladesh.
Running Time: 5 min 23 sec
Film on Shrimp Farming at Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival – May 4
Posted in Events, Shrimp Farming, Video, tagged Bahia, Brazil, Caravelas, Ceara, Environmental Justice Foundation, Shrimp Farming, Video on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s All a Lie (10 min, UK)
In September, 2007, Environmental Justice Foundation investigators visited Caravelas, Bahia State, on the NE coast of Brazil where a proposal for a shrimp farm the size of London’s Heathrow airport would turn coastal forests into a virtual wasteland, destroying sustainable livelihoods and threatening marine habitats. The film illustrates the [...]
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