Trickle of Northern Shrimp From Research Fishery Sells at Portland Auction for Over $4.00 a Pound
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Press Herald] - February 20, 2015 -
A small amout of shrimp was sold yesterday at the Portland Fish Exchange for a record price due to the shortage of Maine shrimp.
Buyers snatched up 1,200 pounds of Maine shrimp at the Portland Fish Exchange on Thursday, paying an average $4.02 per pound, a record price and more than twice what shrimp fetched in 2013.
The shrimp that sold at auction Thursday were caught by one of the three Maine fishermen involved in a sampling project to help state biologists track the timing of egg hatch, size, gender and developmental stages of the shrimp.
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