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tahir



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 04 1:52 pm    Post subject: The Price of Prawns Reply with quote
    

BBC4 Thursday 16 December 9:00 pm The Price of Prawns
Honduran prawns are sold by major supermarkets who say they are produced to high ethical standards. Environmental groups say that prawn farmers are abusing human rights and destroying the environment.

Repeated Fri 2:40 am

twoscoops



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 04 1:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Funnily enough I was eating prawns on Saturday, and I wondered if there were any practices/health issues akin to the salmon debate on the JO site (which has predictably carreered into stupidity now).

tahir



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 04 2:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Loads and loads and loads of reasons not to buy imported prawns it's an EXTREMELY destructive business, Honduras is I believe one of the better regulated countries

Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 04 2:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Big difference between warm water and cold water prawns.

There was a good article in OFM quite a while ago.

This should make uncomfortable watching.

Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 04 2:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

https://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,944361,00.html

here it is

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