Shrimp Farming - Environmental and Social Impacts

This is a lecture-based activity designed to stimulate discussion in the classroom.  Students are introduced to shrimp aquaculture and harvest and consider the environmental and social impacts of shrimp farming.  The activity takes about 30 minutes.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

• Describe the environmental and social impacts of shrimp aquaculture
• Develop recommendations for improvements in shrimp aquaculture operations to reduce these impacts
  

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Curriculum produced by NCSR. Funding Provided by the National Science Foundation