BILOXI — More than 250 boats launched June 11 to open the shrimp season in Mississippi's coastal waters.
A cold, wet spring had delayed the season's start, which opened June 1 last year.
"The things farmers hate — drought and heat — are great for shrimp production," said Dave Burrage, commercial and recreational fisheries specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service. "The brown shrimp don't grow as fast under the conditions we had this spring, but once it gets hot, they can go up a whole count size in a week."
Burrage said if conditions hold, this year's shrimp crop is shaping up to be about the same as last year's in terms of price and production costs.
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