Gulf shrimp catches down 17% in July as weather distorts landings in La. and TX
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - August 21, 2014
Weather related fishing delays in the Gulf of Mexico's shrimp season this summer appear to have scrambled normal landing patterns. While the catch out of Louisiana in July was a bit higher compared to the month's typical average, landings out of Texas are trending well below their historical range and the total catch is down from last year.
In July the total shrimp harvest out of the Gulf was down 17 percent compared to 2013 at 9.3 million pounds. For the year the catch is down 22 percent from last year, short by over 11 million pounds from 2013 and the five-year average.
Louisiana's shrimp catch in July was well above its five-year average...
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