I started shrimping in South Carolina at 14. Here’s how we save it
I was fortunate to grow up in the seafood business that adults call the “shrimping industry.” I started shrimping with my dad at the age of 14 on summer breaks in the 1980s, and by the time I was 17, my dad had me running my own boat, “Boy Shrimper,” working out of Georgetown, and shrimping from McClellanville to Little River. In 1992, our family relocated to Beaufort with our boats, and we haven’t stopped shrimping. We have been working out of St. Helena Island ever since. Over the last 33 years, we have seen a lot of changes to the shrimping industry. To be honest, we have witnessed the absolute destruction of the heritage and traditions of the domestic commercial fishing industry. It’s kind of been like death by a thousand cuts, but there are three main factors in the industry’s collapse. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 13:30
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