La. catch pushes Gulf shrimp landings up sharply in June; on par with month's 5 year avg
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - July 25, 2014
Gulf of Mexico shrimp landings in June improved from the month prior on the back of strong landings from Louisiana; but the catch is still short from last year and about on-par with the five year average.
Fishermen brought in just over 16 million pounds of shrimp in June, an increase of just over 10 million pounds from the May haul. The catch out of Louisiana drove the improvement as fishermen brought in 11.1 million pounds of shrimp for the month compared to just 3.8 million pounds the month prior.
Fishermen and other industry participants had expected the Gulf catch to improve after a very slow start to the season...
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