From robberies on land to hold-ups at sea by rifle-toting, hooded men, Ecuador’s shrimp industry is facing a wave of violent crime that is threatening the country’s star export.
The South American country is the world’s largest shrimp exporter, putting one in every five of the crustaceans on tables around the world, and this “pink gold” raked in a record $7.3 billion in 2022, according to official figures.
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