Federal waters, spanning from nine to 200 nautical miles offshore, will open simultaneously with state waters.

Last week, the Port of Brownsville and shrimping industry officials hosted a “Blessing of the Fleet” — an annual tradition ...

Sample genetic testing at last month's Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival in Morgan City revealed that only one of the five vendors sampled was actually serving shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico.

Specifically, 39% of Gulf White Shrimp served was imported, despite being marketed as gulf-caught. The issue was even more egregious with Royal Red Shrimp: 92% of the restaurants claiming to serve the ...

But you can find Gulf Coast shrimp if you know where to look. "Fresh shrimp is always awesome," Brett Otteman, the general manager of Katie’s Seafood House on Pier 19 in Galveston, said.

Some Gulf Coast restaurants, grocery stores and seafood markets often misrepresent the origins of the shrimp they sell, according to a study released Thursday by the ocean conservation and advocacy ...

GULF SHORES, Ala. -- New research shows some of the shrimp that's eaten in Gulf Coast restaurants don’t actually come from the gulf.

During the first weekend of Jazz Fest, testers from SeaD Consulting, a company that partners with fishers, government agencies and nonprofits to verify shrimp origins, sampled 19 dishes from vendors ...

Sample genetic testing at last month's Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival in Morgan City revealed that only one of the five vendors sampled was actually serving shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico.