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U.S. shrimpers call for targeted tariffs to secure domestic seafood production. Other food groups lend support. Doug Stewart Photo.

Shrimpers call for tariffs to protect fishing industry

NF Staff

A limited test fishery had Maine shrimpers hopeful, however, the fishermen came back to the docks with little luck. Photo by NOAA Fisheries / Calvin Alexander

Still no shrimp in sight for Mainers

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Of the 44 restaurants tested by SEAD Consulting, 34 were found to be selling mislabeled shrimp in Wilmington, NC. Photo by William A. Morgan / Shutterstock

Genetic testing shows shrimp fraud in Wilmington restaurants

Carli Stewart

43 percent of sampled restaurants still serve imported, farm-raised shrimp while marketing it as Gulf wild-caught, as reported by SeaD Consulting. Photo by Drew Angerer on Getty Images

Transparency is key for Gulf Shore menus

Carli Stewart

Frequent shrimp mislabeling in the Gulf has led to more awareness of the seafood labeling crisis in the U.S. Photo by Shannon Jordan on Shutterstock

Shrimp fraud highlights nationwide labeling crisis

Carli Stewart

The USDA has awarded over $100 million in seafood contracts destined for federal nutrition programs. Photo by Georg Kristiansen

USDA awards nearly $102 million in seafood contracts

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Congressman Troy Nehls (R-TX) is reintroducing the Save Our Shrimpers Act (SOS Act) for 2025. Photo by Warren Price Photography

2025 Save Our Shrimpers Act fights for U.S. shrimpers’ survival

Carli Stewart

Ecuador's shrimp exports to the U.S. Aquaculture Stewardship Council photo.

Senator fights to stop tax dollars from funding foreign shrimp farms

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Shrimp boats in the Gulf.

Congressman Higgins asks Trump to impose tariffs on foreign seafood

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The SSA brought FTC commissioner Alvaro Bedoya (seen standing between FTC counsel Max Miller and SSA board member Steve Bosarge) to the Gulf to understand what U.S. shrimpers and fishing communities are up against. Photo by Southern Shrimp Alliance

Save the U.S. shrimp industry from rock-bottom prices

Paul Molyneaux

The dramatic number of FDA inspections of domestic seafood producers, like these in Bayou la Batre, compared to the foreign producers responsible for 94 percent of the seafood Americans eat. Photo by Dominick’s

FDA falls short on foreign shrimp inspections

Paul Molyneaux