Part 5: Pressure Points
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Learn what importers and consumers can do to improve sustainability.
In this episode, host Ruxandra Guidi follows the market for Mexican blue shrimp up the supply chain to see what pressure importers and consumers can have on ensuring the shrimp is not caught illegally. She’ll hear from sustainable importers and packagers and talk about how they are trying to implement different practices, as well as the limitations they face. She’ll also hear how pressure from international markets such as the United States could force the Mexican government to implement meaningful change to how the Gulf of California is fished.
About The Catch: Coming up on this season of The Catch, we head to the Upper Gulf of California, to see what a porpoise, a fish whose bladder fetches tens of thousands of dollars on the black market, and the highly desirable—and delicious—colossal shrimp tell us about the complicated world of fishing. This spring, Foreign Policy is partnering with the Walton Family Foundation for season two of The Catch, hosted by Ruxandra Guidi. We'll hear how local fishermen are caught between providing for their families and protecting marine habitats. And how governments, importers, and consumers all have a role in returning balance to the Upper Gulf of California. Follow and listen to The Catch in Spanish and English wherever you get your podcasts. Listen to The Catch in Spanish here. See All Episodes
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More The Catch episodes:
Part 6: The Future
How fishers are working toward more sustainable practices.
Part 4: The Cartel of the Sea
And how the weak response from the Mexican government is impacting local fishers.
Part 3: The Embargo
Hear about efforts to cut down on gillnets in the Upper Gulf and save the vaquita.