This is facts. I was at a fiesta in tx recently and there is a lot of shrimp/seafood from china and costal south american countries like ecuador, chile. Wish their were real public servant politicians in congress and the white house that would do something about over saturating our markets with foreign imports to the degree that it affects our local businesses and production. How are we suppressed and cut out of our own markets??
that's not really possible, you need engines in order to haul the nets and drag them against the ocean currents and most sailboats would not have the storage capacity and/or freezer space to keep the shrimp from rotting. Most fisherman make money based on the amount they bring in per trip, not a minimum wage so decreasing their pay isn't really in the option since they don't make that much to begin with. I think a better option would to tax the imported seafood and provide tax benefits and other incentives to local fisherman instead
This is facts. I was at a fiesta in tx recently and there is a lot of shrimp/seafood from china and costal south american countries like ecuador, chile. Wish their were real public servant politicians in congress and the white house that would do something about over saturating our markets with foreign imports to the degree that it affects our local businesses and production. How are we suppressed and cut out of our own markets??
My uncle was a shrimper out of Darien all his life.
Maybe they can switch to sailboats (reduce gasoline costs), give the workers free shrimp and other seafood while reducing their pay (reduce wages)
that's not really possible, you need engines in order to haul the nets and drag them against the ocean currents and most sailboats would not have the storage capacity and/or freezer space to keep the shrimp from rotting. Most fisherman make money based on the amount they bring in per trip, not a minimum wage so decreasing their pay isn't really in the option since they don't make that much to begin with. I think a better option would to tax the imported seafood and provide tax benefits and other incentives to local fisherman instead