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US wild-catch shrimp harvesters ask eight governors to seek disaster declaration over dock prices

'If the historic low prices were not bad enough, the sheer volume of the imported shrimp has also caused issues with buyers not having enough cold storage space for domestic caught shrimp' -- Thomas Newman, North Carolina Fisheries Association

By Undercurrent News | Sept. 13, 2023 14:25 BST
Shrimp boats docked in North Carolina. Photograph by John Buie.
Shrimp boats docked in North Carolina. Photograph by John Buie.
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A group of shrimp harvesters in the Southeastern US has sent the governors of eight states a letter requesting emergency assistance in response to crashing dock prices, the Carteret County (North Carolina) News-Times reports.  [...]

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