The Gulf of Mexico shrimp harvest was down in April

The Gulf of Mexico shrimp harvest was down in April.

Last month, 2.2 million pounds of shrimp were landed by commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico.

This was the third consecutive year of decline for the month of April – it was 18.5 percent below the prior eighteen-year historical average for April of 2.8 million pounds.

About 200 thousand pounds of shrimp was landed on the West Coast of Florida which was the lowest amount reported in the past nineteen years for any April.

10.4 million pounds of shrimp have been landed in the Gulf of Mexico during the first four months of the year which is up from 9.5 million pounds in 2019.

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