Singh (right) and a research assistant testing shrimp from a hotel conference room in New Orleans. — Bryan Tarnowski/The New York Times
IMAGINE sitting down for a seafood meal at a coastal American restaurant. You’re on holiday. The decor is nautical – fishnets, framed boats and even a stuffed marlin or two.
You order shrimp, assuming it’s from nearby waters.
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