High diesel prices are keeping many Gulf shrimpers from fishing this shrimping season, as the declining industry struggles with profitability.
About 80% of the seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported, much of it from China and India — two countries hit with major tariffs in the past year.
Some Christians don’t eat meat on Fridays before Easter. That means we’re in the thick of fish fry season. Usually the spike in demand is no problem for fisheries, but this is not a usual year.
When Peter Pan Seafood closed in April, King Cove lost its economic engine. Now, the town is struggling to survive.
