Smuggled shrimp threatening livelihoods, say Corentyne fishermen

Some of the fishermen who are affected by the smuggling of shrimp from Suriname

Corentyne fisher folk are calling for the authorities to intervene and for mechanisms to be put in place to stem the influx of shrimp smuggled from Suriname being sold on the local market.

The approximately two dozen fishermen who raise and harvest “black shrimp” in ponds at Fyrish, Corentyne,