Scientists link shrimp price fluctuations with 'dead zones'
Vessels of the shrimp fleet operating in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)
(UNITED STATES, 2/4/2017)
A study led by Duke University suggests that the price of big-sized shrimp can rise as a direct result of pollution from fertilizers, which cause hypoxic dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico.
The study, whose results were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first long-sought evidence to link hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico with economic impacts.
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