In recent years, the farmed shrimp sector has become increasingly important for Bangladesh, with 97% of production exported (Kruijssen et al. 2012). Shrimp represents the country's second largest export after garments, contributing about 4% to GDP (Haque et al. 2012) and employing approximately 1.2 million people for production, processing, and marketing (Paul and Vogl 2012). Including family members, about 4.8 million Bangladeshi people are directly dependent on this sector for their livelihood. However, while the Bangladeshi shrimp sector continues to grow, it is becoming controversial. Some argue in favor of shrimp farming, asserting that it produces nutritious food, releases the pressure on overfished oceans and meat production, and contributesto the income of poor farmers and workers with few other possibilities to improve their difficult situation. Others warn that luxury shrimp products come at ahigh social and environmental cost to Bangladesh, with a vocal group of non-governmental organizations calling for a boycott of Bangladeshi shrimp.
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机译：近年来，养殖虾业对孟加拉国变得越来越重要，其产量的97％出口到孟加拉国（Kruijssen等，2012）。虾是该国仅次于服装的第二大出口产品，对国内生产总值的贡献约为4％（Haque等人，2012），雇用约120万人从事生产，加工和销售（Paul and Vogl，2012）。包括家庭成员在内，约480万孟加拉人的生计直接依赖于这一部门。然而，尽管孟加拉国虾类行业继续增长，但它却引起了争议。一些人主张虾类养殖，声称虾类养殖生产有营养的食物，释放了对过度捕捞的海洋和肉类生产的压力，并为贫困的农民和工人创造了收入，几乎没有其他机会改善他们的困境。其他人警告说，对虾生产给孟加拉国带来了很高的社会和环境成本，一些非政府组织的声音组织呼吁抵制孟加拉国对虾。
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