Rock Shrimp
Unlike imported shrimp, wild-caught U.S. shrimp is unlikely to contain the drugs and chemicals that are used heavily on many foreign shrimp farms. Rock shrimp is most commonly caught off the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of Florida, though it is also caught in other states of the South Atlantic. Rock shrimp rarely lives more than two years, and reproduce frequently, which means that overfishing is not a major concern. Most of the U.S. shrimp fleet has worked to decrease bycatch (untargeted marine life caught accidentally) by using devices to let sea turtles and fish escape from trawl nets. Regulations for rock shrimp prohibit trawling over sensitive coral reef areas, and regulate net mesh size to prevent unwanted catch.
