Oregon’s 2010 pink shrimp fishery wrapped up just days ago, with all indications pointing toward an above-average season in terms of production.
Meanwhile, New England’s 2010-11 pink shrimp fishery is gearing up for a 1 December opening. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s shrimp committee on Wednesday set the season at 136 days, ending 15 April. Though the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons lasted 180 days each, the 2010-11 season is still considerably longer than in the first hal…
