U.S. Shrimpers Protest International Shrimp Trade

Published November 20, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Shrimp fishermen in eight southern states band together to protest what they say are unfair trading practices in 15 Asian and South American countries. They say those countries are placing pond-raised shrimp on the U.S. market, driving U.S. shrimpers out of business. Melanie Peeples reports.

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