Shrimp, Brown
Seafood Species: Brown Shrimp
Scientific Name: Farfantepenaeus aztecus
Also Known As: Brown Gulf Shrimp
Product Description: Frozen shell-on and peeled meats from Gulf of Mexico brown shrimp


Origin: Florida, USA
Farmed or Wild: Wild
Industry Activity: Processor Fisher
Overnight Delivery: No
Gear/Farm Type: Trawl
Frozen Product Forms: Whole (headless, tail-off, P&D): 80/71, 71/60, 60/50, 50/40. 40/30, 30/20, 20/10, 10/- count per lb. in 4 x 5 lb. and 10 x 2 lb. bag
Frozen Product Availability: All Year
Volume/Capacity: 15-50 Tons/month (20,000-100,000lbs)
Minimum Order: 500 lbs
Delivery Information: Truck
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Ratings and Scores:
Seafood Watch: Good Alternative
SeaChoice: Some Concerns
Blue Ocean Institute: Yellow
FishWise: Good Alternative
Ocean Wise: Not
Recommended
NOAA FSSI Score: 4 out of 4


Certifications:
None


Species Notes:

  Seafood Watch rates brown shrimp fisheries from the U.S. South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico as "Good Alternative" (yellow). Blue Ocean Institute rates brown shrimp fisheries from the U.S. South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico as "Yellow." Ocean Wise does not recommend trawl-caught brown shrimp from the U.S. South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.


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