National Fisherman

Shrimp

According to Ben Downes, who first shared the Echo idea with Notus, being able to identify where they are catching has enabled shrimp fishermen to come in with 100,000 pound loads on a regular basis. Ben Downes photo.

The sound of shrimp

Paul Molyneaux

BOEM outlines two Oregon wind energy areas

Kirk Moore

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/863f5797143f1ec727e179e87289e834.jpg — Photo by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash

Editorial: Commercial fishing avoids being gaffed once more

NF Aggregator

The Corps of Engineers opened the Bonnet Carré Spillway twice in 2019 to divert flood waters headed down the Mississippi River toward New Orleans. Corps of Engineers photo.

Mississippi opens financial aid for fishermen affected by 2019 Bonnet Carré diversion

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/5e1050d2d57604c6f11a03f90bdc70a0.jpg — Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash

La. shrimpers, legislators unite to protect U.S. fisheries

NF Aggregator

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/955b54d22e623fe1e63c8001653f5a61.jpg — Photo by Dana Tentis: https://www.pexels.com/photo/three-cooked-shrimps-on-can-725992/

Shrimpers forecast: high volume, low profits

NF Aggregator

BOEM is proposing new wind energy areas totaling 1,148 square miles off Lake Charles, La., and Galveston, Texas. Some potential lease blocks are being excluded for shrimp fishing. BOEM graphic.

BOEM to seek fisheries funds for Gulf of Mexico wind leases

NF Staff

Jerry Sansom served as executive director of the Organized Fishermen of Florida for more than 40 years. Photo courtesy Jerry Sansom.

National Fisherman Highliner: Jerry Sansom

Kirk Moore

Book review: Death of a Fisherman

Paul Molyneaux

https://divcomplatform.s3.amazonaws.com/www.nationalfisherman.com/images/bfa605348b76b57af3bdf0de325ba6c6.jpg — Photo by Dana Tentis: https://www.pexels.com/photo/cooked-shrimp-with-noodles-725997/

Georgia history project highlights shrimpers

NF Aggregator

Fishery disasters declared for Louisiana and Mississippi