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Seafood Watch upgrades Ecuadorean shrimp to ‘good alternative’

Hard-earned upgrade comes for the most voluminous source of shrimp to the US market, while the newly updated list brings seaweed into the mix with a "Best Choice" rating

By Jeanine Stewart | Oct. 9, 2014 17:28 BST
Seafood Watch upgrades Ecuadorean shrimp to 'good alternative'
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Seafood Watch, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's consumer-facing sustainability ratings program, has upgraded farmed Ecuadorean shrimp to a "good alternative" rating on its latest update [...]

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