U.S. Gulf Coast fishermen landed 5.8 million pounds (2,631 metric tons – MT) of shrimp in December 2016, approximately 34 percent below the 16-year historical average for the month (8.9 million pounds – 4,037 MT).
According to the latest statistics from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, for the year as a whole, the total catch amounted to 93.9 million pounds (42,952 MT), which was almost 28 percent below the 16-year average.
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