The good news for local fishermen, processors and others who make a living off the water is that there’s more money than ever available to strengthen Louisiana seafood in domestic and global markets.
There is a belief that the industry by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in the long run, might not only be repaired but that it could bounce back better than ever.
But with that potential for success also comes some bad news.
E-mails and interviews reveal a Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board in some degree of disarray, its membership fractured by disagreements over management of a $30 million BP windfall, giving the board more money than it has ever been responsible for.
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