shrimp

Sustainable, Urban Shrimp Farming Startup Atarraya to Showcase Its Fresh Shrimp at SXSW at Future of Food and Innovation Showcase

May 19, 2023 Atarraya

Shrimpbox creator Atarraya, the first sustainable ‘plug-and-play’ shrimp farming technology, today announced its participation in SXSW 2023. Atarraya is a finalist in the prestigious SXSW Innovation Awards, which have historically featured companies that have gone on to change the world with their technology. At the Innovation Award Showcase on March 11, Atarraya will serve fresh Aguachile made from shrimp harvested from its Shrimpbox farm. Watch this video to learn more about Atarraya and Shrimpbox. …

NGOs and Processors Celebrate Culmination of 15 Years of Fishery Improvement Work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery

May 15, 2023 Sustainable Fisheries Partnership 

The American Shrimp Processors Association entered the U.S. Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery into sustainability assessments under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Certified Seafood Collaborative (CSC) Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certification programs, two of the world’s leading wild fishery sustainability standards.  …

Federal Waters off Texas Close to Shrimping on May 15, 2023

May 11, 2023 NOAA Fisheries Southeast

NOAA Fisheries announces federal waters from 9 to 200 nautical miles off Texas will close to shrimp trawling 30 minutes after official sunset, local time, on May 15, 2023, corresponding to the time Texas closes its state waters to shrimp trawling. …

G.U.L.F. RFM Certification Transitions Over to CSC RFM Certification Starting with U.S. Gulf of Mexico Shrimp

May 3, 2023 Certified Seafood Collaborative

With great excitement, the Certified Seafood Collaborative (CSC) announces that the Audubon Nature Institute’s Gulf United for Lasting Fisheries (G.U.L.F.) Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) Certification program is transitioning over to the CSC’s RFM Certification program beginning with an RFM assessment for white, brown, and pink shrimp in all five Gulf states and federal waters.  …

MDMR Announces Shrimp Season to Close West of Gulfport Ship Channel; Additional Waters South of Intracoastal Waterway Remain Open

April 26, 2023 Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) announced today that beginning Monday, May 1, 2023, all waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi territorial waters are closed to shrimping. …