Willem van der Pijl | Contributor

Willem van der Pijl owns Shrimp Insights, is the co-founder and managing director of the Global Shrimp Forum, and is a strategic advisor to the Global Shrimp Council. In addition to his own publications, he works for various consultancy clients, including shrimp importer Klaas Puul, Indian space-tech startup GalaxEye, and the International Finance Corporation.

Why India’s shrimp sector shouldn’t shoulder the blame for mangrove losses

Crustaceans Shrimp Environment

16 July 2024

Recent reports have accused India’s shrimp farming sector of widespread mangrove destruction on the country’s east coast, but satellite imagery analysis by Indian startup GalaxEye Space proves these accusations to be unfounded.