Louisiana shrimp catch reaches pre-Katrina mark; September haul is 7.9 million pounds
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Times-Picayune] By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch - October 27, 2014 -
Louisiana shrimpers caught more shrimp in September than any other September since 2003, according to federal fisheries estimates released last week.
Shrimpers caught 7.9 million pounds of shrimp, the largest on record for the month since the 8 million pounds landed in 2003.
The September shrimp landings were 63 percent above the seven-year average for the month, which is 4.8 million pounds, according to a recent Southern Shrimp Alliance analysis of the National Marine Fisheries Service preliminary catch numbers...
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