U.S. bans Costa Rican shrimp

07 May 2009

The investigations of a national sea turtle conservation group has helped lead to a U.S. embargo on all Costa Rican shrimp. The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science announced it has stopped importing Costa Rican shrimp, effective May 1....

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