WESTWEGO, La. (WGNO) — Inshore shrimping season is underway in Louisiana, it opened this week.
WGNO’s Kenny Lopez headed over to Westwego Shrimp Lot to search out out what’s in retailer this shrimp season.
Over at Capt. Jonathan’s on the Westwego Shrimp Lot they personal their very own boats, they usually catch all their very own recent shrimp.
“These shrimp have been caught final evening out of Lafitte. The native shrimping season simply opened on Monday,” Kim Palmisano, Proprietor of Capt. Jonathan’s Seafood mentioned.
Recent off the boat, this shrimping season is already off to a robust begin.
“To this point the shrimp is sweet. They’re coming in good. The native shrimp out of Lafitte are a nicer dimension this 12 months, and larger this 12 months than final 12 months. Seems to be like they’re extra plentiful too. Some boats did very effectively,” Palmisano mentioned.
Palmisano mentioned that she’s seen that the shrimp are undoubtedly larger in dimension this 12 months.
“These shrimp can be wonderful simply to place in your freezer for cooking gumbo, your pasta and your holidays,” Palmisano mentioned.
Palmisano mentioned you wish to get the shrimp earlier within the season as a result of when you get to October and November, the shrimp will likely be smaller.
“Now’s a very good time. This month, subsequent month, that is the time to get shrimp to your freezer. Costs are a tad bit greater this 12 months than final 12 months, which is useful to industrial fishermen,” Palmisano mentioned.
Loyal prospects of Capt. Johnathan’s like Hank Wilson perceive that the larger the shrimp, the upper the price, however he would not thoughts as a result of it is high quality Louisiana seafood.
“I do like supporting native industries, and I am very keen on supporting Louisiana shrimp typically and I’ve a really sturdy bias in direction of recent seafood,” Wilson mentioned.
Capt. Jonathan’s has been a staple on the Westwego Shrimp Lot for 30 years.
Shrimpers additionally talked about that the previous few years have been a wrestle for fishermen with the rising prices of gasoline.
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