date:Jun 27, 2012
d to be able to work for two to three 100-pound boxes of shrimp a night. Now it takes 200 pounds of shrimp just to pay for diesel and another 100 pounds to pay for crew. With todays high production costs and low prices, Mr Bradley said a shrimper needs to catch about 500 pounds of shrimp to have a decent nights work.
Mr Burrage said the three major challenges facing shrimpers recur every year.
Cheaper, imported product is putting the pressure on the price of domestic product; operating costs,