The Benshi

One small step for shrimp, one giant leap (perhaps?) for shrimpkind.

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If you’re like me and have the blanket (largely uninformed) opinion that shrimp farming has to be disastrous, then you’ll hopefully find the lifelong work of Linda Thornton to be intriguing. She is profiled in this nice video produced by the Pace University students of uber-blogger Andy Revkin — a result of their spring expedition to Belize. Contrary to popular opinion, she makes the case that there are sustainable ways to farm shrimp. Check it out!