High price of shrimp linked to water pollution: study

High price of shrimp linked to water pollution: study Miami (AFP) Jan 30, 2017 - The price of big-sized shrimp can rise as a direct result of pollution from fertilizers that cause dead zones in coastal waters, US researchers said Monday. The study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is the first to show how a low-oxygen water problem called hypoxia is related to the climbing price of seafood. "Many studies have documented the ecological impacts of ... more

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