SeaD Consulting’s latest round of genetic shrimp testing shows that while some coastal markets are making progress in seafood transparency, misrepresentation of imported shrimp remains a persistent problem across the Gulf and Southeast.
On behalf of the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA), SeaD conducted follow-up testing this spring in Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Biloxi, Mississippi, and Savannah, Georgia using the RIGHTTeast rapid genetic identification technology.
The results varied widely by market…