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Congressman Clay Higgins reintroduces legislation to combat foreign seafood dumping

March 22, 2023   Gulf of Mexico, National

Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins is taking new steps to help the Louisiana Shrimping Industry’s fight against imported shrimp. For years, the Louisiana shrimping industry has been over run by cheaper imported products from different countries. In an effort to combat this, Congressman Higgins is looking to propose legislation that would make seafood being brought into the country meet all the legal standards of our country before being distributed. Congressman Higgins has reintroduced The Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act in order to tackle the issue of foreign dumping taking over the seafood market in our country. >click to read< 13:25

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There’s more to shrimping than trawling

March 27, 2013   Gulf of Mexico

DELCAMBRE – Experts from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant met with area  shrimpers to help them become more efficient, learn new technology and comply  with federal fishing regulations. “We are talking about efficiency and  quality,” said Thomas Hymel, AgCenter and Sea Grant extension agent. “The  challenge the Louisiana shrimping industry has is to bring in a quality product  competitive with imports.” Hymel said the state’s shrimping business has  lost significant numbers. “The folks out there now are the survivors.” continue reading

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