Imported tiger prawns pose disease risk to EU wildlife - Sweden

 

In Sweden, SNF urged a boycott of tropical tiger prawns, claiming they are infected with the WSSV virus that could wipe out domestic seafood if they fell into local waters or were used as bait and eaten by fish. Apparently the Swedish Board of Fisheries (Fiskeriverket) is preparing a campaign to warn the public. SNF has long opposed farmed prawns (shrimp) because of the environmental and social impact of shrimp farms on coastal regions.

See (in Swedish) http://www.naturskyddsforeningen.se/natur-och-miljo/aktuellt/?news=13574 http://www.naturskyddsforeningen.se/natur-och-miljo/aktuellt/?news=13574

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