BATON ROUGE, LA – After an impressive catch after Hurricane Isaac, seafood processors in Louisiana say shrimp production has slowed to a crawl.
Processors near New Orleans report production is down 66 percent.
It is even worse around Grand Isle, where it has fallen 75 percent.
Officials said there was a big rush in Hopedale after Isaac.
A seafood industry publication reports the surge from the hurricane pushed the shrimp into the marshes and estuaries, where they fed and grew.
And then, a stiff cold front in October pushed the big healthy shrimp out into open Gulf water, making for some huge hauls for shrimpers.
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