Whiteleg shrimp farmed in Indonesia in ponds is rated red. There's poor management of cumulative environmental impacts from effluent discharge. In the whiteleg shrimp farming industry, the widespread use of several antibiotics has led to the development of strains of bacteria that are resistant to medicines that are highly or critically important to human health. Furthermore, there's evidence that additional antibiotics that have been banned in both Indonesia and the U.S. are used. Despite efforts to follow best practices throughout the industry, the spread of shrimp pathogens within Indonesia continues to occur with regularity due to weak regulatory structures and lax enforcement.

Under the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program, companies must track their shrimp imports from the point of harvest to when they enter the U.S. This program aims to stop illegally caught or counterfeit seafood from entering the American market.

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