shrimp

U.S. Eases Ban On Mexico Shrimp But Demands Better Turtle Protection

May 17, 2021 Rick Kelley, Valley Morning Star

U.S. officials have reportedly agreed to resume imports of some Mexican shrimp over a dispute about inadequate sea turtle protection that prompted a ban on shrimp imports issued April 30. …

Crab Claws, Shrimp and Fish See Rising Prices Along the Gulf Coast

May 10, 2021 Lindsay Knowles and Jasmine Lotts, WLOX

A shortage of crab claws is causing many seafood lovers to search for them at restaurants up and down the Mississippi Gulf Coast. …

Federal Waters off Texas Close to Shrimping on May 15, 2021

May 7, 2021 NOAA Fisheries

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, 2021, corresponding to the time Texas closes its state waters to shrimp trawling. …

Through April, the FDA Has Already Refused More Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp Than All of 2020

May 4, 2021 Southern Shrimp Alliance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published data reporting that there were 107 total seafood entry line refusals in April, of which 6 (5.6%) were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics. …

State Department Suspends Mexico’s Section 609 Shrimp Certification

May 3, 2021 Southern Shrimp Alliance

In a Federal Register notice published Friday, the U.S. Department of State announced that it was suspending the certification made, pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162, of the commercial shrimp fishery in Mexico. In its announcement, the State Department explained that the agency suspended Mexico’s certification because “its sea turtle protection program is no longer comparable to that of the United States.” …