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ITC rules domestic shrimpers injured by subsidized imports

MBJ Staff — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:28:56 +0000

BILOXI — The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determined that there was a reasonable indication that the domestic shrimp industry is injured by subsidized imports of shrimp from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, according to the Coalition of Gulf Shrimp Industries (COGSI). COGSI filed petitions seeking relief from subsidized shrimp imports on [...]

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Shrimpers petition for relief from subsidized imports

Associated Press — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:25:45 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — Shrimpers have filed petitions with the federal government seeking relief from subsidized shrimp imports. The move came several weeks after Gulf of Mexico shrimpers hailed a House bill that included a provision to increase U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s powers to combat illegal imports. The Coalition of Gulf Shrimp Industries filed [...]

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Scientists predicting above-average haul of brown shrimp

Associated Press — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 20:28:10 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — Mississippi’s brown shrimp season opened May 30, one of the earliest openings on record, when sampling confirmed shrimp had reached a size of 68 count per pound, the state requirement. Mississippi Department of Marine Resources biologist Bill Richardson tells The Sun Herald the first two weeks of the season brought in [...]

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Just like 2011, shrimpers see bigger catch but weaker prices

MBJ Staff — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:52:22 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — The shrimp are slightly bigger, but prices are down, making this year’s season-opening in Biloxi comparable to last year’s start. During the first two weeks of the 2012 season, 1.137 million pounds of shrimp were landed in Biloxi. In the same time in 2011, 1.124 million pounds were landed at the [...]

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Commission wants NOAA to reconsider proposed TED rule for shrimpers

Associated Press — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:04:01 +0000

BILOXI — The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources has asked the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct more studies before implementing a rule requiring turtle excluder devices on shrimp skimmer trawlers operating in state waters. On June 6, NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Service held a hearing in D’Iberville on a proposed rule to require the [...]

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State’s shrimpers seeing average season, bad weather

Associated Press — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:34:21 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — About 20 days into the 2012 Mississippi shrimp season, those in the seafood industry are calling the season average so far. Shrimpers tell WLOX TV in Biloxi weather conditions, primarily heavy winds, have forced many boats to remain tied at the dock. Captain Jerry Brumbaugh and his crew spent seven days [...]

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Shrimp season opening date set for May 30

MBJ Staff — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:50:07 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) has set the opening date of the 2012-2013 shrimp season in Mississippi territorial waters for 6 a.m., May 30. Shrimp season will close at midnight, Dec. 31, except south of the Intracoastal Waterway. In addition, all state waters shall close to shrimping activities, except [...]

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Biologist worry over increase in Asian tiger shrimp

Associated Press — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:26:16 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — A big increase in reports of Asian tiger shrimp along the U.S. Southeast coast and in the Gulf of Mexico has federal biologists worried the species is encroaching on native species’ territory. The black-and-white-striped shrimp can grow 13 inches long and weigh a quarter-pound, compared to eight inches and a bit [...]

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Cochran cosponsoring resolution of disapproval over proposed H-2B changes

MBJ Staff — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:09:11 +0000

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) will support legislation to stop the implementation of new federal regulations governing a temporary foreign worker visa program, saying the regulatory changes are flawed and detrimental to seasonal industries like shrimping on the Gulf Coast. Cochran announced that he would cosponsor a joint resolution of disapproval challenging the [...]

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Committee approves bill aimed at boosting shrimpers, oystermen

Associated Press — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:56:50 +0000

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Legislation aimed at helping people who make their living harvesting shrimp and oysters from coastal waters have been approved by a Senate committee. The Mississippi Press reports two bills were approved by the Senate Ports and Marine Resources Committee. State Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, and the committee chairman, said one bill [...]

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