India’s shrimp industry loses $500m to US ban

The US ban on importing wild-caught shrimp from India has badly affected the livelihood of a large number of fishers, with a new status report on conservation and trade policies estimating a US$ 500 million loss in earnings since the ban’s introduction in 2019.

India wild shrimp

The US ban on importing wild-caught shrimp from India has badly affected the livelihood of a large number of fishers, with a new status report on conservation and trade policies estimating a US$ 500 million loss in earnings since the ban’s introduction in 2019.