This year is gearing up to be a productive one for the upper Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery. One year removed from the catastrophic oil spill that paralyzed last spring’s harvest, shrimpers are back at it. The increase in fishing activity — along with warmer-than-usual water temperatures that are conducive to shrimp growth are expected to result in a strong harvest.
But there’s an X factor.
Heavy rainfall and flooding in the middle part of the country has the Mississippi River overflowing…
