Despite Slight Improvement in July, Gulf Shrimp Landings Still Down
Last night, the Fishery Monitoring Branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center released shrimp landings data from the Gulf of Mexico for the month of July. Last month, 7.8 million pounds of shrimp was landed in the Gulf, up from 7.0 million pounds in July of 2019. The increase in landings occurred despite another […]
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Through the First Five Months of this Year, Shrimp Landings in the Gulf of Mexico Similar to Last Year
This morning, the Fishery Monitoring Branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center released shrimp landings data from the Gulf of Mexico for the month of May. Through the first five months of this year, NOAA reports that the volume of shrimp landed in the Gulf of Mexico (17.0 million pounds) is roughly the […]
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Another Two Million Pounds of Shrimp Landed in the Gulf of Mexico in April
Yesterday, the Fishery Monitoring Branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center released shrimp landings data from the Gulf of Mexico for the month of April. Last month, 2.2 million pounds of shrimp were landed by commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico. Just as with March, this was the third consecutive year in […]
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Two Million Pounds of Shrimp Landed in the Gulf of Mexico in March
Earlier today, the Fishery Monitoring Branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center released shrimp landings data from the Gulf of Mexico for the month of March. Last month, 2.0 million pounds of shrimp were landed by commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico. This was the third consecutive year in which the volume […]
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After Change in Reporting Methodology, Shrimp Landings in February Are Above Historical Averages
Yesterday, the Fishery Monitoring Branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center released shrimp landings data from the Gulf of Mexico for the month of February. In February, 2.9 million pounds of shrimp were landed by commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico. This was a significant increase from the 2.1 million pounds of […]
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Shrimp Landings in 2019 Reported as 35% Below Historical Average
The Fishery Monitoring Branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center has released preliminary shrimp landings data from the Gulf of Mexico for December 2019 and for the full year. At 5.5 million pounds, landings of shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico were the lowest reported for any December in the historical database maintained […]
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NOAA Issues Incomplete Landings Data for November 2019
The Fishery Monitoring Branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center has released “incomplete” shrimp landings data from the Gulf of Mexico for November 2019. Specifically, NOAA’s reported shrimp statistics for last month indicate that Texas landing data reflect “Incomplete Reporting.” Shrimp landings in Texas for November were reported to be just 1.3 million pounds, […]
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As Shrimp Landings in the Northern Gulf Improve for the First Time this Year, Texas Landings Decline
The Fishery Monitoring Branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center has now released shrimp landings data from the Gulf of Mexico for October 2019. NOAA reported that shrimp landings in the Gulf in October (11.2 million pounds) were higher than landings in October 2018 (10.4 million pounds). However, these landings were the second lowest […]
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September Shrimp Landings Thirty Percent Below Historical Averages
This morning, the Fishery Monitoring Branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center released shrimp landings data from the Gulf of Mexico for September 2019. NOAA reported that shrimp landings in the Gulf last month (9.0 million pounds) were the third lowest reported for any September since 2002; 29.9 percent below the prior seventeen-year […]
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In August, a Drop in Texas Shrimp Landings Means Another Low Harvest
Yesterday, the Fishery Monitoring Branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries Science Center released shrimp landings data from the Gulf of Mexico for August 2019. NOAA reported that shrimp landings in the Gulf last month (13.3 million pounds) were the third lowest reported for any August since 2002. Commercial shrimp landings last month were 24.7 percent […]