Despite Slight Improvement in July, Gulf Shrimp Landings Still Down
Gulf of Mexico shrimp landings in July is a mixed bag of good news and not-so-good news: Landings were better this year than in 2019, but overall landings for the year are still down, according to the Southern Shrimp Alliance.
Louisiana had a particularly rough July.
Last month, 7.8 million pounds of shrimp were landed in the Gulf, up from 7 million pounds in July of 2019. The increase in landings occurred despite another poor month in Louisiana, where shrimpers ...
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