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Cheryl Kaimana and Franzceska Fenger, editors
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Shrimp research and technology development
The United States is the largest market for
shrimp in the world, yet it imports about 90 percent of the
more than 1 billion pounds of shrimp it consumes each year.
Oceanic Institute, with its partners the U.S. Marine Shrimp
Farming Consortium, is moving forward with technologies, products,
and services that aim to reverse the trend and provide U.S.
consumers with competitive, environmentally friendly, home-grown,
premium shrimp. [More] |
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Katrina caused private
security flood
Private security companies have,
for a number of years, been one of the secret weapons of wealthy
individuals, private corporations, and government agencies
in chaotic and troubling situations. In addition to the National
Guard, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Border Patrol, local police
from around the country and every other government agency with
badges being deployed to New Orleans, private security companies
such as Blackwater USA are also being called in for their “expertise” in
securing areas in times of distress. Michael Ratner, president
of the Center for Constitutional Rights told The Nation, in
an October, 10, 2005 article titled “Blackwater Down,” that “The
vigilantism demonstrated the utter breakdown of the government.” [More] |
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