Shrimp imports threaten U.S. Gulf fleet

Southern shrimpers, facing record low prices, choose to stay at the dock. 

In places like Delacroix, La., shrimp fishermen are looking at $1.10 for 16 to 20 count brown shrimp. “Last winter it was $3 a pound before the inshore season opened. We done alright. Then it started dropping $2.50, that was okay,” says local fisherman, Vernon Alfonso. “But now it’s so low we can’t go.” Read on…