First Drought, Now Floods Cause Problems for Texas Shrimpers
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Houston Chronicle] Dylan Baddour, July 2, 2015
In recent years, coastal shrimpers and oystermen in Texas struggled to make their livings during an exceptional drought. Now the years-long dry spell has been washed away by an exceptionally rainy spring, but the Victoria Advocate newspaper reports the storms haven't brightened the prospects of folks who depend on the bays.
They've actually made it worse.
On Friday, Calhoun County judge Michael Pfeifer issued a disaster declaration for his county, nestled between San Antonio, Lavaca and Matagorda bays, citing an "imminent threat of financial and economic impact affecting the seafood industry; specifically...
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