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U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act, by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 391-18-1. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

House passes Save Our Shrimpers Act

NF Staff

Georgia has become the latest state and first East Coast state to require restaurants to disclose when they are serving imported shrimp. Photo by Paul Molyneaux

Georgia requires imported shrimp disclosure at restaurants

Carli Stewart

Jeremy Zirlott, of Bayou la Batre, Alabama, buys from his three boats and two others. He packs his own shrimp and is pushing up his wholesale prices to try to get more money to the boats as fuel prices rise. “I also preach fuel efficiency,” he says. Photo

Fishermen weigh fuel costs against the catch

Paul Molyneaux

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife coastal shellfish team member samples pink shrimp to determine size, sex, and age. Photo courtesy of WDFW

Washington pink shrimp season lands 22.2M pounds

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Gas and diesel prices on the rise across all U.S. working waterfronts. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fuel costs squeeze US fleets as Dungie season ends on a low note

Carli Stewart

Shrimp boats in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. The city is known as the Seafood Capital of Alabama. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Fuel spike from Iran conflict threatens to tie up U.S. shrimp fleet

Nathan Strout

Recovery and cleanup efforts continue after a crude oil discharge reported near the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port on Feb. 26, 2026. Photo courtesy of USCG

Oil spill leaves fishermen waiting on cleanup, seafood safety answers

NF Staff

Shrimp boats tied up in Bayou La Batre, Ala. Shutterstock photo.

Fewer boats, fewer jobs in struggling Gulf shrimp fishery

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The remains of the Dora F in a Brunswick, Ga., bone yard. After owning the boat for 55 years, Johnny Bennett said goodbye to the vessel he had raised his children and grandson on. Walker Owens photo.

The life and times of the Dora F and the Dora F II

Paul Molyneaux

Shrimp boats are tied up in Bayou La Batre , Ala. Doug Stewart photo.

Louisiana shrimpers reject CCA menhaden messaging

NF Staff

Photo courtesy of Shutterstock / Dan Thornberg

Genetic testing finds shrimp mislabeling persists

Carli Stewart