The cities with the highest "shrimp fraud rate" were Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg, Florida, at 96%, according to SeaD Consulting. Only two of the 44 restaurants sampled were serving authentic shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico, a study found.

A study from SeaD Consulting revealed that while restaurants may advertise locally caught crustaceans, most of the shrimp they served was imported. Shrimp testing was done in several cities including Tampa and St.