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AP Photo Dita Alangkara   Hey Everyone! So let's talk about shrimp, shrimp fisheries, shrimp labor, shrimp boats, shrimp companies, and the overall shrimp industry. That shrimp bit was my take on Bubba from Forest Gump. But really, those tasty little free-swimming crustaceans are small but have caused some significant waves around the world. Also, a fun fact before the doom of these creatures, did you know that flamingos are pink because they consume shrimp and algae with a high amount of beta carotene, an orange-reddish pigment that flamingos metabolize and turn their feathers into beautiful and vibrant shades of pink. Ok, enough of the fun stuff.  The shrimping industry is rife with human rights abuses and violations. There are many reasons and speculations as to why that is the case, such as being alone at sea where there are no random inspections, third-party facilities where shrimp are processed/ packaged, and the scale of the industry. The global shrimp market is valued ...

               Image Greenpeace Greenpeace research found that a Bumble Bee tuna can purchased on April 12, 2022, was sourced on one of the six vessels confirmed to have indicators of forced labor.       Hey Everyone!! Thanks for staying tuned as we explore human rights violations within the fishing industry which is rife with human rights atrocities, violations, lack of government accountability, and corporations exploiting workers while making an exorbitant amount of wealth. I am sure everyone reading this has a can of tuna in their pantry; maybe it's a staple in your household or in the depth of a cabinet collecting dust. Canned tuna, I know for me growing up, was a staple. Thanks, Mom. I can go the rest of my life without tuna casserole. The seafood sector is an industry that is globally recognized as high-risk regarding human rights violations such as human trafficking, horrific working conditions, and forced labor....

Paula Bronstein/ Getty Images A fisherman is seen in the freezer of a boat unloading fish after arriving at a Thai port.  Hey Everyone! Keeping on theme with the human rights abuses within the fishing industry. This week's blog will be dedicated to Thailand specifically and how the government has made minimal efforts to enact legislation to reduce and/ or eliminate human rights abuses in the fishing industry. Despite scrutiny from the U.S. and public promises from the Thai government to clamp down, abuses remain rampant within the fishing industry.   So Thailand has been in hot water for years after many human rights organizations and the Associated Press have exposed many human rights violations and abuses within the fishing industry. It was so bad even the U.S. government stepped in and  signed House Resolution 644, the Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act  (Mendoza, 2016).  A.P. Photo/ Carolyn Kaster President Obama signed House Resolution 644, the Trade Fa...

  Hey everyone! I will dive deep (no pun intended, or maybe it was) and stay on theme with the seafood and fishery industry committing human violations. Last week I briefly talked about observers disappearing, which I will talk about more in this post, as well as talking more about the appearance of these industries changing for the better, but is it just that, an appearance, or is change actually happening?   Fishery observers track catches, including any bycatch, in order to preserve fish stocks.  Photograph: Paul Hilton/Greenpeace So who exactly is an observer? Who do they work for? And honestly just curious how much one gets paid (around $43 dollars per day for an IATTC observer) to perhaps risk their life and/ or see human rights violations in the middle of the ocean OR just being out in the middle of the sea for god knows what could happen. I am terrified of the deep open ocean and rogue waves, so I am sure this is not a job for me in the near future.  Fishery ...