Louisiana Shrimp Landings Lowest in 10 Years Due to Dead Zone Becoming More of a Problem
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafoodnews] by Amanda Buckle July 25, 2017
Louisiana shrimp landings in June were the lowest in the past ten years.
The total for headless shrimp in June 2017 came in at 4.470 million pounds partly due to the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico. In comparison, June 2016 brought in 6.672 million pounds. The dead zone, which is caused by nutrient pollution, is the third-largest dead zone that the...
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