Recent study shows some Gulf Coast restaurants, including in Galveston, aren't using Gulf shrimp

GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Hundreds of restaurants along the Gulf Coast, including Galveston, are facing allegations of shrimp fraud.

SeaD Consulting, a food safety technology group, visited random eateries from Texas to Florida and found that many were passing off their shrimp as locally sourced, even though they were imported from overseas farms.

The study's authors said restaurants should be honest and let consumers choose what they eat.

Some Gulf states are cracking down on mislabeling seafood.

Louisiana and Alabama now require restaurants to include notices telling customers the shrimp is imported on their menus.

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