Helping The Asian-American Seafood Community Weather The Big Storm

Earning their living on and from the waters of the Gulf Coast, the Louisiana Asian-American seafood community tend to keep track of seasons not by the calendar, but by the last big storm that wreaked havoc on their business.

In its best year in business, J&K World Trade Inc. of Boothville sold close to 800,000 pounds of Louisiana blue crab, one of Louisiana’s best-loved seafood. Company owner James Kim remembers the year not just for the record-setting harvest, but because the crabbing season went uninterrupted by a major storm. “We generally get hit every few years,” he said.

Weathering the Big Storms

“Every time a big storm strikes, we know the next year is going to be slow,” said Kim. Photo: Phillip Colwart Photography

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