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Keys Stone Crab: High Demand and Low Supply Equals Big Money
As one commercial fisherman colorfully put it, “I could catch more crabs on Duval Street right now than in the Florida Bay.” Understandably, Bill Kelly, the executive director of the Florida Keys Commercial Fisherman’s Association, expressed himself in a more understated way. “It’s not overwhelming, I can tell you that,” he told Keys Weekly about the 2021 stone crab harvest’s first weekend. Gary Graves, vice president at Marathon’s Keys Fisheries Market & Marina, which buys stone crabs from the commercial fisherman then sells them to the public, is a little more blunt. >click to read< 10:03
Lobster prices climbing as export market grows
While consumers may not like the high cost of lobster, it is good news for lobster fishermen like Clinton Pendleton. He fishes with his father and grandfather from Deer Island, N.B., in the Bay of Fundy. Pendleton said recent cold temperatures are driving down landings because lobsters don’t feed when it’s too cold. That means they don’t crawl into the baited traps. “This year, compared to recent years, I don’t remember anytime in June when you were able to see your breath all day long,” he said. Cold weather and high demand have driven the price up and kept it there this season. click here to read the story 21:25
Louisiana shrimper profits to suffer from light catch
“It doesn’t matter if shrimp is $10 a pound. If you don’t catch enough, it’s going to equal zero,” said Darrin Martin, who trawls and owns Martin’s Fresh Shrimp of La. 56 in Chauvin. “You can’t sell anything out of an empty barrel.” more@dailycomet 08:31
