Louisiana Shrimp

NOAA’s Landings Data Shows Rebound Year for Louisiana Shrimp Fishery in 2022

February 3, 2023 Southern Shrimp Alliance

The Fishery Monitoring Branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center released preliminary shrimp landings data from the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic for October 2022. …

Louisiana Inshore Shrimp Season Opens as Coronavirus Hits Industry; ‘It’s Just Not Moving’

August 12, 2020 SARA SNEATH, NOLA.com

“It’s all about supply and demand,” said Acy Cooper Jr., president of the Louisiana Shrimp Association. Most shrimpers sell their catch to processors, who sell the shrimp to restaurants. But processors haven’t been able to move shrimp out of inventory because of restaurant closures. “It’s just not moving,” Cooper said. …

Louisiana Shrimp Landings Again Reported to Be Lowest in Last 18 Years; Reporting Issues May Be Cause

June 20, 2019 The Southern Shrimp Alliance

For the second straight month, shrimp landings reported in the state of Louisiana were massively out of line with those reported for the month of May over the prior seventeen years. …