Shrimp
Farming in Central America
Greenpeace International
Greenpeace and its flagship Rainbow Warrior were invited to Ecuador by local
environmentalists Fundecol to highlight the widespread and illegal destruction
of mangrove forests by the shrimp aquaculture industry. The destruction of
mangrove forests by shrimp farming interests has been illegal in Ecuador since
1994 under Decree #1907.94.b.
The Rainbow Warrior's tour lasted from July 23rd to July 31st, 1998. The
images below are from Greenpeace's last tour to Honduras in 1996 to document
the destruction wrought by intensive shrimp aquaculture there. For more detailed
information on the destructive shrimp aquaculture industry and on Greenpeace's
last tour see the report Shrimp -The Devastating
Delicacy.
