Savannah Shrimp Scandal
Media Liaison
Glenda Beasley
(512) 750-5199
gb@seadconsulting.com
77% of Perceived Local Shrimp Being Served in Restaurants are Foreign Imports
Press Release
77% of Perceived Local Shrimp Being Served in Restaurants are Foreign Imports
File Downloads
Video
Graphics & Photos
Shrimp Dish (jpg)
Local Shrimp Box at Restaurant (jpg)
Sampling photo (zip)
Georgia Shrimp Boat (jpg)
Testing workflow photo (jpg)
RIGHTTest Logo (png)
RIGHTTest Equipment (zip)
Interviews Available Upon Request*
Dave Williams
Founder of SeaD Consulting
Dr. Prashant Singh
Chief Scientific Officer
Erin Williams
Chief Operations Officer
John Williams
Executive Director of the Southern Shrimp Alliance
Tarpon Springs, Florida
*Other available interviews upon request:
John Wallace, President of Anchored Shrimp Company, Brunswick, Georgia
Jeremy Zirlott, Boat Owner and Processor, Bayou La Batre, Alabama
James McKinzie, Legislative Director for Georgia Commercial Fisherman's Association, Georgia
Sources:
Testing Report (Savannah, 2/18-2/21)
Scientists' testing detects fake shrimp labeling
Simplified Methodology of restaurant selection
FTC Letter Warns Against Deceptive Marketing Practices in Seafood Restaurants
Business Insider “Why Louisiana’s $1.3 Billion Shrimp Industry Could Go Extinct
Florida State University
Southern Shrimp Alliance
Nationalfisherman
Seafoodsource
Intrafish
NOAA Fisheries