Can the Texas Shrimp Diva Save a Dying Industry?
Decked out in her pink accessories, Galveston’s Nikki Johnson-Kunz isn’t afraid of stingrays, wild weather, or the physically grueling work that she does side by side with her 92-year-old father-in-law. But she does worry about the future of shrimping in Texas. Since 2018, Nikki, who is 56 years old, has been building a platform as the Texas Shrimp Diva, trying to raise awareness about a Gulf Coast industry, and a way of life, that’s in rapid decline. She grew up in Virginia and lived in El Paso and Houston before settling in League City, halfway between Houston and the coast. She spent most of her career in property management and was never exposed to shrimping until she met and married Jason twenty years ago. Photos, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 12:16
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