nguMark J. Spalding, uMongameli 

Sibone uloyiso oluthile lolwandle ngo-2015. Njengoko u-2016 edlula, uyasicela ukuba sidlule kwezo zipapasho kwaye singene kwisenzo. Eminye yemingeni ifuna amanyathelo olawulo karhulumente akwinqanaba eliphezulu asekelwe kwiingcali. Abanye bafuna inzuzo edibeneyo yokuba sonke sizinikele kwizenzo eziza kunceda ulwandle. Abanye bafuna zombini.

Ukuloba kwiilwandlekazi luyimveliso engumceli mngeni kwaye iyingozi. Ukunyanzeliswa kwenkqubo-sikhokelo yemithetho eyenzelwe ukunciphisa umngcipheko kubasebenzi yenziwa nzima ngakumbi ngomgama kunye nesikali-kwaye kaninzi, ukungabikho kwentando yezopolitiko ukubonelela ngemithombo yoluntu kunye nemali efunekayo. Ngokunjalo, imfuno yokhetho lweemenyu ezahlukeneyo ngeendleko eziphantsi, ikhuthaza ababoneleli ukuba banciphise iikona apho kunokwenzeka. Ubukhoboka kulwandle oluphezulu aluyongxaki entsha, kodwa lufumana ingqwalasela ehlaziyiweyo ngenxa yokusebenza nzima kwabameli abangenzi nzuzo, ukwandisa ukuhanjiswa kweendaba, kwaye, emva koko, ukunyuka kokuphononongwa okuvela kumaqumrhu nakoorhulumente.

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Yintoni ke esinokuyenza njengabantu ngabanye ngobukhoboka kwiilwandle eziphakamileyo?  Ukuqala, sinokuyeka ukutya i-shrimp evela kwamanye amazwe. Kukho i-shrimp encinci ethunyelwa e-United States engenambali yokuxhatshazwa kwamalungelo abantu kunye nobukhoboka obucacileyo. Amazwe amaninzi abandakanyekayo, kodwa iThailand ifumana ingqwalasela eyodwa ngendima yobukhoboka kunye nokunyanzeliswa komsebenzi kumashishini ayo okutya kwaselwandle kunye ne-aquaculture. Iingxelo zakutsha nje zikhombe ekusebenzeni ngenkani "kwiishedi zokuhlubula" apho i-shrimp ilungiselelwe intengiso yegrosari e-US. Nangona kunjalo, nangaphambi kwezigaba zokulima kunye nokucubungula, ubukhoboka buqala ngokutya kwe-shrimp.

Ubukhoboka buxhaphakile kwiinqanawa zokuloba zaseThai, ezibambisa iintlanzi nezinye izilwanyana zaselwandle, zizicule zibe sisidlo sentlanzi ukuze zinikwe ishrimps efamayo ezithunyelwa e-US. Kwakhona ezi nqanawa zibambisa ngokungakhethiyo—zihlalisa amawaka eetoni zamantshontsho aselula nezilwanyana ezingenaxabiso lilongezelelekileyo lokurhweba ezimele zishiywe elwandle ukuze zikhule zize zizande. Ukuxhatshazwa kwabasebenzi kuyaqhubeka kulo lonke ikhonkco lokubonelela nge-shrimp, ukusuka ekubanjweni ukuya kwipleyiti. Ngolwazi oluthe vetshe, jonga iphepha elimhlophe elitsha le-The Ocean Foundation "Ubukhoboka kunye ne-Shrimp kwi-Plate yakho" kunye nephepha lophando lwe Amalungelo oluntu kunye noLwandle.

Isiqingatha se-shrimp engeniswe e-US ivela eThailand. I-UK nayo iyimakethi ebalulekileyo, ithatha ipesenti ezisi-7 zokuthunyelwa ngaphandle kwe-shrimp yaseThai. Abathengisi kunye norhulumente wase-US babeke uxinzelelo kurhulumente waseThailand, kodwa kuncinci okutshintshileyo. Logama nje abantu baseMelika beqhubeka befuna i-shrimp evela kumazwe angaphandle kwaye bengakhathali okanye bengayiqondi ukuba ivela phi, akukho nkuthazo encinci yokuphucula imisebenzi emhlabeni okanye emanzini. Kulula kakhulu ukudibanisa okusemthethweni kunye nokutya kwaselwandle okungekho mthethweni, kwaye ke ngoko kunzima kakhulu kuye nawuphi na umthengisi ukuba aqiniseke ukuba bayakhangela. ekhululekileyo ngamakhoboka i-shrimp kuphela.

Ngoko yenza isisombululo solwandle: Tsiba i-shrimp engeniswe ngaphandle.

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