Thank a Shrimper
Show your appreciation for fishermen's work
Shrimping is not for the faint-hearted. Fishermen can spend weeks at sea, away from family, working hard to provide fresh, wholesome, safe, and healthy shrimp to American families.
These Mom and Pop businesses have been handed down through multiple generations, passing on honed skills of how to harvest shrimp from local waters. Shrimpers operate under heavy regulations, yet face fierce competition from shrimp produced in countries that lack regulatory oversight.
Please take a moment to show your #ShrimperAppreciation for the people that harvest sustainable shrimp from local, natural waters–America’s favorite seafood–with a thank you note. Let them know you will always #askforUSshrimp.
Banned antibiotics are regularly found in farm-raised shrimp imports by the FDA, despite only .1% being tested in a lab. The largest volumes of rejections of shrimp for banned antibiotics are from India (53.6%), China (18.8%), and Vietnam (15.9%). India provides more than a third of all shrimp imports to the US.
The U.S. government, other governments, and human rights organizations have all documented labor abuses in the shrimp supply chain in several countries. Those responsible for purchasing shrimp must ensure they do not reward labor abuse by sourcing from suppliers that have not addressed the issue.
A number of countries violate the rules of fair trade, harming local U.S. shrimp communities. The Southern Shrimp Alliance uses legal avenues provided by U.S. law to offset the harm caused by unfair trade. Laws against banned antibiotics and slave labor have proved difficult to enforce. SSA works to close the loopholes and ensure a level playing field.
The US warmwater shrimp fishery is the most sustainable of its kind in the world. In stark contrast to poorly regulated foreign shrimp industries, US shrimpers partner with federal and state marine conservation and management authorities and third parties to protect finfish, sea turtles, and valuable marine habitats. None of our shrimp stocks are overfished or subject to overfishing.
Make a donation to the Southern Shrimp Alliance’s work to preserve the long term viability of one of our nation’s most valuable fisheries, which for decades has been a foundation of the economy and social structure of countless coastal communities throughout the Gulf and Southeast regions.
Thank you. I live in Palacios Texas and am aware of some of the hardships involved in bringing shrimp to our tables.
Thank you for your hard work harvesting the bounty of the Gulf, wild caught USA is the only seafood I'll buy!
Thanks and many blessings to all shrimpers!! 💕❤
I Love and only buy U.S. shrimp. .
Thank you for providing shrimp-fish-crabs! Appreciate your hard work.
I think y’all are all Amazeing hard working Farmers of the Sea and I love you all!!!!
Thank you for all your hard work. I always enjoy my seafood
Thank you all so much for providing us with delicious, responsibly sourced food. We love supporting local harvesters, suppliers, and restaurants!
Thank for hanging in there through the storm, the oil, and the algae, its tradition with meaning not just food.
Thank You, Thank You! For all of your hard work, bringing to all of us wonderful 'wild caught' shrimp! 🦐 You are appreciated!
THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION!!
Love shrimp, just can't do without them, Thanks to all you shrimpers out there.
Thank you my fellow fishermen near and far!!
Thank you for your hard work and dedication!!
1405 82nd Ave. Lot 74, Vero Beach, Florida. My message is for ANYONE that eats shrimp and any other kind of seafood. I was raised in Maine and have eaten enough seafood so my stomach will rise and fall with the tide. I have learned how seafood is raised in the Orient and if you like seafood grown in a septic tank then ignore this. Otherwise make sure the shrimp and other seafood is AMERICAN .
Thank you for your hard work! Only east coast shrimp for me!
Thanks for all you do. We love the GA shrimp. We enjoy then every year. 🍤🦐🎉
Thanks for the hard work you have chosen to do. I love shrimp and wish the best for the season ahead.
Next year I'll be back with you guys. Stay safe out there and good fishing.
Thank you for hanging onto such an incredibly valued Low Country tradition. Your dedication is appreciated and valued by so many people, especially my Family.
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication.
Thank you!!!!
#SavetheShrimpers#Helpnow#
This is one of my favorite parts of living in Mt. Pleasant! I try to buy some every weekend! Thank you!
From the time I was young, I've loved shrimp! Thanks to all the hard working US shrimpers for providing us with the best quality in shrimp!
Banned antibiotics are regularly found in farm-raised shrimp imports by the FDA, despite only .1% being tested in a lab. The largest volumes of rejections of shrimp for banned antibiotics are from India (53.6%), China (18.8%), and Vietnam (15.9%). India provides more than a third of all shrimp imports to the US.
The U.S. government, other governments, and human rights organizations have all documented labor abuses in the shrimp supply chain in several countries. Those responsible for purchasing shrimp must ensure they do not reward labor abuse by sourcing from suppliers that have not addressed the issue.
A number of countries violate the rules of fair trade, harming local U.S. shrimp communities. The Southern Shrimp Alliance uses legal avenues provided in U.S. and international trade law to offset the benefits of unfair trade. The actions used to avoid laws against banned antibiotics and slave labor also undermine the offsets. SSA works to close the loopholes and ensure a level playing field.
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