NCSR: Shrimp Farming - Environmental and Social Impacts

Module Description: 
The NCSR Marine Fisheries Series is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and includes ten modules. This series is designed to cover issues related to “marine fisheries with an emphasis on those species that are commercially harvested in the United States. The ten modules include Marine Fisheries Overview, Marine Fisheries – Introduction and Status, Marine Fisheries – Causes for Decline and Impacts, Marine Fisheries – Management and Proposed Solutions, Declining Expectations – The Phenomenon of Shifting Baselines, The Role of Marine Reserves in Ecosystem-based Fishery Management, The Decline of Atlantic – A Case Study, Comprehensive Resources for NCSR Marine Fisheries Series, Shrimp Farming – Environmental and Social Impacts, and Where Does Your Seafood Come From?

Shrimp Farming Environmental and Social Impacts is the ninth of ten modules. “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.”

Module Contents:
The PowerPoint presentation includes lecture notes and introduces students to impacts of shrimp farming.

The 20-page document provides information about the module and includes eight sections: NCSR Marine Fisheries Series, Shrimp Farming – Environmental and Social Impacts, Module Description, Introduction, Objectives, Procedure, PowerPoint Presentation with Instructor Notes, and Notes to Instructors.