MORNING HEADLINES | South Carolina shrimpers got scientific proof this week of something they’ve long feared – imported shrimp being too often on restaurant plates despite claims to the contrary.
A report released this week by SeaD Consulting and the Southern Shrimp Alliance showed results of genetic testing of the origin of shrimp served at 44 Charleston-area restaurants. They said they found just four restaurants used wild-caught South Carolina shrimp.
The study said 40 restaurants “were misleading consumers in their branding, menu descriptions, or proximity to local docks, with 25 found to be outright fraudulent.” The study did not list those restaurants. A press release noted each would be sent letters urging them to use local shrimp and said the locations would be retested.
South Carolina shrimpers now want more transparency from local restaurants about the source of shrimp served at their establishments.
“We’ve been battling this for a long time,” said S.C. Shrimpers Association President Rocky Magwood told a local television station. “This is just proof that we’re getting misled and that’s why the shrimping industry is where it’s at.”
Erin Williams, founder and COO of the company that did the study, on Tuesday said the results showed deception and undermined the livelihoods of South Carolina shrimpers. “It’s decimating the entire regional economy and culture they’ve worked for generations to build and promote,” she said.
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