Did you know that shrimp are the #1 bad seafood choice in terms of environmental impact? The good people at Shrimpsuck.org are concerned you might not. In response, they are running the first Shrimpsuck.org Viral Video Contest.
Post your video by June 1st, 2009. Awards will be announced to the world on World Ocean Day '09...June 8th.
The research is clear, bottom trawling for shrimp and most shrimp farming is about as bad for the ocean as a human activity can get. In some places there's 20 pounds of bycatch (animals like sea turtles, young sharks, fish, and crabs) for every pound of shrimp caught.
Many shrimp farms are created by destroying mangrove forests and wetlands (pictured). But even most eco-minded people still have no idea how bad shrimp are for our coasts and oceans. Meanwhile, shrimp remain the number one seafood in the US, and their price comes nowhere close to reflecting their true cost.
Upload your video of one minute or less in length to YouTube, add keyword "shrimpsuck.org" so ShrimpSuck.Org can find it, and send an email with your video's URL to: shrimpsuck@mac.com
Upload your video of one minute or less in length to YouTube, add keyword "shrimpsuck.org" so ShrimpSuck.Org can find it, and send an email with your video's URL to: shrimpsuck@mac.com
There will be awards for best, funniest and most viewed videos,reviewed by our expert panel of judges.Get creative and tell why you don't eat shrimp, show why shrimp suck or share ideas about the best alternatives.
And share the email and your soon-to-be-award-winning video with everyone you know who cares about the ocean.
Photo credits: Ecuadorian shrimp farm (Arlo Hemphill), Shrimp bycatch (NOAA)
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