These king prawns on ice in Phuket, Thailand looked delicious and they were. But as the world’s demand for king and tiger prawns has grown, so has the size and scope of the farms, and Thailand is one of the largest exporters. Many of these operations are under intense scrutiny and being accused of everything from damaging the environment, the destruction of Mangrove forests, brutal labor practices, unsanitary conditions, chemical pollution and the spreading of diseases. I have no way to verify these claims, but I did read a couple of reports that reached similar conclusions.