Fishermen and people who love shrimp should benefit from a variety of factors that could produce one of the best shrimp seasons in recent memory.
For the second year in a row, shrimp fishermen have a 180-day season that extends to the end of May. Northern shrimp in the Gulf of Maine are plentiful, fishermen are getting higher off-the-boat prices and there are more local markets where people can buy fresh shrimp.
Padi Anderson of Dover said her husband, Michael, a commercial fishermen since 1981, is shrimping this season. She said they and other New Hampshire fishermen are working with the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension’s Sea Grant program to develop more local markets for their catch.
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