Mediocre Brown Shrimp Season Means Jumbo Prices

Though high shrimp prices may be good news for shrimpers, the industry is not all that pleased with the just concluded inland brown shrimp season.

The Gulf Seafood Institute is hoping for a turnaround as a new season begins.

Chairman Harlon Pearce says production of brown shrimp this year was only mediocre, and that's meant higher consumer prices. and prices stayed high.

To read the rest of the story, please go to: WWL