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The first narrative account for general readers on the social, economic, and ecological importance of mangroves
Vivid storytelling and on-the-ground reporting by author
Appeal for readers interested in a variety of subjects: developing nations, travel, climate change, food production, ecology, etc
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In Let Them Eat Shrimp, Kennedy Warne takes readers into the muddy battle zone that is the mangrove forest. A tangle of snaking roots and twisted trunks, mangroves are often dismissed as foul wastelands. In fact, they are supermarkets of the sea, providing shellfish, crabs, honey, timber, and charcoal to coastal communities from Florida to South America to New Zealand. Generations have built their lives around mangroves and consider these swamps sacred.
To shrimp farmers and land developers, mangroves simply represent a good investment. The tidal land on which they stand often has no title, so with a nod and wink from a compliant official, it can be turned from a public resource to a private possession. The forests are bulldozed, their traditional users dispossessed.\
The true price of shrimp farming and other coastal development has gone largely unheralded in the U.S. media. A longtime journalist, Warne now captures the insatiability of these industries and the magic of the mangroves. His vivid account will make every reader pause before ordering the shrimp.
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Book Title: Let Them Eat Shrimp
Book Subtitle: The Tragic Disappearance of the Rainforests of the Sea
Authors: Kennedy Warne
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-024-8
Publisher: Island Press Washington, DC
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Kennedy Warner 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61091-024-8Published: 20 September 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 168
Number of Illustrations: 24 illustrations in colour
Topics: Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Forestry Management, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Ecosystems, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
