Shrimp is the top seafood consumed in the United States. In 2018, Louisiana landed 97 million lbs. of shrimp with a dockside value more than $120 million, which was 33% of all shrimp caught in the U.S. However, the shrimp…
Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG), and the LSU AgCenter will be hosting the Louisiana Fisheries Forward (LFF) Summit. The event will take place at the…
Please enjoy this one-minute video recap of the January 30 Seafood Processor's Conference, held at LSU's Baton Rouge Campus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FVUlPg8QTk
On January 31, Louisiana Direct Seafood's Thomas Hymel spoke with New Orleans' WVUE-TV about the seafood packaging and processing technologies he and his team are helping to bring to Louisiana's commercial fishermen: http://www.fox8live.com/video/2019/01/31/technology-helps-provide-louisiana-seafood-all-year-long/
Louisiana Direct Seafood and our allied partners are taking the lead in bringing new packaging technology to Louisiana's commercial fishing community. Our director and Louisiana Sea Grant extension agent Thomas Hymel tells this exciting story in his January 30 interview…
