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Tests show some OBX restaurants are not selling locally-caught shrimp
A DNA testing firm found that 11 out of 22 Outer Banks restaurants tested were not selling American wild-caught shrimp. The tests were conducted by Texas-based SeaD Consulting, which suggested the likelihood of local shrimp being served is comparable to a coin flip.
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