Raising Shrimp: The Future of America’s Seafood 2014
Distributed by Collective Eye Films, 2305 SE Yamhill Street, Suite 101, Portland OR 97214; 503-232-5345
Produced by Ted Caplow
Directed by Joe Cunningham
DVD , color, 49 min.
High School - General Adult
Science, Aquaculture, Sociology, Ecology, Biology, Chemistry, Business, International Relations, Careers
Date Entered: 05/27/2015
Reviewed by Andrew Koval, MSLSRaising Shrimp: The Future of America’s Seafood is a product resulting from comprehensive investigation. This underreported topic is given a wide scope spanning experts at every facet of the aquaculture industry. Issues include antibiotics used in East Asian shrimp, the strict importing regulations for shrimp sold in Europe, trawling techniques, the history of shrimp farming and more broadly the environmental impact of this endeavor. Footage is synthesized to present a fast-paced energizing and informatively immersive experience.
Terminology such as algae blooms could have been explained with further definition yet this evenhanded discussion of shrimp production and consumption is accessible. Raising Shrimp: The Future of America’s Seafood ought to be available in school, public and academic libraries. Director Joe Cunningham supplies an information piece documenting the inner workings of an industry and the broader ramifications a single industry may have on the world.