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Mace, Southern legislators back ‘shrimp honesty’ act

NF Staff

Jeremy Zirlott's shrimper the Emily Ariel. Photo courtesy of VesselFinder

Alabama shrimper says transparency remains key

Carli Stewart

SeaD Consulting’s latest shrimp testing found imported shrimp is still being misrepresented in Gulf and Southeast markets. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock

Latest shrimp testing reveals gains, setbacks in seafood transparency

Carli Stewart

Brownsville, Texas, shrimp fleet — The shrimp fleet in Brownsville, Texas, lined up for its annual spring blessing. The Southern Shrimp Alliance reported that 2024 shrimp landings in Texas were the lowest "reported by NOAA Fisheries for the state over the last 75 years.”

US seafood producers seek ‘broad investigation’ of unfair seafood trade

NF Staff

A NOAA Fisheries snapshot report on the Gulf shrimp sector noted that relatively low wages and the uncertainty involved in that work make it difficult for vessel owners to find willing and competent workers. Shutterstock photo.

Texas shrimpers ask Trump administration for more H-2B visas amid labor shortage

Nathan Strout

Early on the morning of May 12, 2026, tragedy struck when Mark, the owner and captain of the shrimp boat Lewis Boys. Photo courtesy of the Lewis family

North Carolina shrimping family loses vessel in fire

Carli Stewart

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

NF Staff

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