Mississippi shrimp season has been underway for about two weeks. MDMR Executive Director General Joe Spraggins shared with WLOX how shrimpers are doing and what sizes and prices customers on the Coast should expect to see at docks and in stores.
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Executive Director General Joe Spraggins shared with WLOX how shrimpers are doing and what sizes and prices customers on the Coast should expect to see at docks and in stores.
While MDMR will not have numbers describing the ongoing season until June 10, Spraggins said things look good so far.
“What we are seeing is that the shrimp are a nice size and they’re getting decent money. The smaller shrimp bring a little over $2 a pound at the dock, but the bigger shrimp are bringing up to $6 a pound. ” That is a big deal, Spraggins said.
With severe weather moving through the area for a good part of the first two weeks of the season, good shrimp prices mean shrimpers can afford to go out when the storms clear.
“A lot of shrimpers haven’t went out because of the winds and because of the seas and everything else. But I think it’ll catch back up pretty quick,” he said. Nearly 70 years after Florida and Texas had their boundaries extended into the Gulf, Mississippi’s boundaries remain at 3 miles, along with Louisiana. Last week, Spraggins testified before the Natural Resources Committee in Congress about extending the Gulf boundaries.
He said extending the boundary would allow shrimpers on the Mississippi Coast to fish longer and farther in the Gulf without the requirement of a federal permit.
“That would amount to put Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama equal to Texas and Florida, which have nine miles, and let us have nine miles for all fisheries,” he said. While Spraggins said Rep. Mike Ezell was confident the motion would get through its committee, its fate in the Senate is less clear at this time.
Spraggins said the agency will be rolling out a campaign to emphasize the value of Mississippi’s Gulf seafood and to show the markets and restaurants that patronize shrimpers on the Coast.
“Hopefully it’s going to hit before Cruisin’ the Coast, and we’ll be able to get it out through that,” Spraggins said. “It’s going to be about buying Mississippi seafood, and we’re going to help different restaurants and other places be able to advertise for that. ” Spraggins said although domestic shrimp from our area costs more than imports, it is worth it in the long run to support the Coast’s shrimping. LIVE: Smalls Sliders Grand Opening in Odessa
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