TAMPA, Fla. - Shrimp dishes are a staple at many Tampa Bay area restaurants, but according to seafood experts, customers may not be getting what they’re paying for.

What we know:

In January, SeaD Consulting, a food safety technology company, tested shrimp samples from 44 restaurants across the region. The results were eye-opening: only two of the businesses claiming to offer Gulf shrimp were actually serving wild-caught Gulf shrimp. One of them was Salt Shack on the Bay.

"When you taste it, the flavor’s better," said Katherine Bovinette, Salt Shack’s chief operating officer. "I’m hoping that now that the news is out, the restaurants and the community are making a different choice."

SeaD returned on Friday to re-test shrimp at more than 20 restaurants in the area, hoping the origi

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