Western Seafood's Patrick Riley Has Lifelong Passion For Shrimping Excellence

Patrick Riley was on the waterfront as soon as he could walk. He started working on his father’s shrimp boat at the age of eight, and fished his way through college. Forty years later he is still on the waterfront and still in the shrimp business, working as general manger of Texas’s Western Seafood, a leader in the Gulf’s shrimping industry.

The tradition and spirit of innovation at Freeport’s Western Seafood began with Wright “Pappy” Gore. Riley, who represents Texas on the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, said,  “He was always thinking outside of the box in order to make our products and businesses more efficient.”

Second-Generation Fisherman

A second-generation fisherman, Riley’s journey to Freeport started when his father Mike, originally from Florida, got involved with fishing in Brownsville, Texas through a Marine Corp buddy.

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