Crab Claws, Shrimp and Fish See Rising Prices Along the Gulf Coast

A shortage of crab claws is causing many seafood lovers to search for them at restaurants up and down the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Federal Waters off Texas Close to Shrimping on May 15, 2021

May 7, 2021 NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries announces federal waters from 9 to 200 nautical miles off Texas will close to shrimp trawling 30 minutes after official sunset, local time, on May 15, 2021, corresponding to the time Texas closes its state waters to shrimp trawling.

Through April, the FDA Has Already Refused More Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp Than All of 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published data reporting that there were 107 total seafood entry line refusals in April, of which 6 (5.6%) were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics.

State Department Suspends Mexico’s Section 609 Shrimp Certification

In a Federal Register notice published Friday, the U.S. Department of State announced that it was suspending the certification made, pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162, of the commercial shrimp fishery in Mexico. In its announcement, the State Department explained that the agency suspended Mexico’s certification because “its sea turtle protection program is no longer comparable to that of the United States.”

NaturalShrimp, Inc. Announces Successful Transfer of Shrimp from Nursery to Grow-out Tanks

April 22, 2021 NaturalShrimp

NaturalShrimp the aquaculture Company that has developed and patented the first commercially-operational RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture System), has begun transferring shrimp from nursery to grow-out tanks in its La Coste, Texas production facility.