A Presentation to the Louisiana Shrimp Task Force on Industry Trends

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A Presentation to the Louisiana Shrimp Task Force
on Industry Trends

• Jack C. Isaacs
• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
• Socioeconomic Research and Development Section
• September 28, 2009
• Please do not cite this draft presentation.

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Shrimp Harvests in the Gulf, By State 2008 (NMFS
Data)

• Millions of Pounds

• Millions of Current Dollars

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Louisiana Harvest and Value 1995 2008NMFS
Data
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Inflation-Adjusted Value per Pound of Shrimp,
Louisiana1995 2008NMFS Data
Inflation-Adjusted Dollars per Pound
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Number of Louisiana Shrimpers 1995 2008LDWF
License Statistics
1989 16,505
Thousands of Louisiana Residents Holding a Shrimp
Gear License
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Recent Commercial Shrimp Fisheries Statistics

• Number of Individuals Who Held Shrimp Gear
  Licenses in 2008 4,721
• LDWF Licensing Data
• Number of Boats Which Landed Shrimp in Louisiana
  in 2007 3,264
• LDWF Trip Ticket Data
• Number of Individuals Who Completed Trip Tickets
  with Shrimp Landings 3,069
• LDWF Trip Ticket Data

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Shrimp Processors in Louisiana

• Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
  Count 43
• National Marine Fisheries Service Seafood
  Processors Count (Survey Respondents) 17

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Shrimp Processing in the Gulf, By State 2007
(NMFS Processors Survey)

• Millions of Pounds

• Millions of Current Dollars

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Louisiana Processing Volume Value 1995 2007
(NMFS Processors Survey)
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Price per Pound of Processed Shrimp Product 1995
2007NMFS Processors Survey
Inflation-Adjusted Dollars per Pound
NOTE The price per processed pound of shrimp
product statistic is based on a combination of
dissimilar products.
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Number of Shrimp Processors in NMFS Processors
Survey 1995 2007
Number of Reporting Processors
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Shrimp-Related Employment in Louisiana

• Average Number of Jobs per Shrimp Processor (NMFS
  Seafood Processors Survey)
• Low (February) 20
• High (June) - 50
• Average Number of Jobs per Shrimp Dealer (LDWF
  Shrimp Marketing Survey)
• Off-Season 16
• Inshore Season- 7
• Total Number of Shrimp-Related Jobs in Louisiana,
  2006 (Southwick) 14,384

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U.S. Imports Volume 1995 2008(NMFS Fisheries
Statistics Division)
Millions of Pounds of Imported Shrimp
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U.S. Imports Volume and Value 1995 2008(NMFS
Fisheries Statistics Division)
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Where U.S. Imports Come FromTop Ten Importers,
2003, 2005, 2008(NMFS Fisheries Statistics
Division)
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Where Imports Entered the U.S., 2008By U.S.
Customs Districts
U.S. Total 1.24 Billion Pounds - 4.09 Billion
New England 14.1 m Lb. 48 Million
Pacific 504 m Lb. 1.61 Billion
Mid-Atlantic 361.2 m Lb. 1.26 Billion
South Atlantic 191.4 m Lb. 577 Million
Inland 93.9 m Lb. 388 Million
Gulf 71.1 m Lb. 188 Million
Florida East FL S. Atlantic West FL - Gulf
NMFS Fisheries Statistics Division
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Forms of Shrimp Imports 2008(NMFS Fisheries
Statistics Division)

• Millions of Pounds

• Millions of Current Dollars

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U.S. Shrimp Imports Volume by Form 1995
2008(NMFS Fisheries Statistics Division)
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Price per Pound of Imported Shrimp, By Form 1995
2008(NMFS Fisheries Statistics Division)
Inflation-Adjusted Dollars per Pound
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Indexed Import Volume, Import Price per Pound,
Gulf Harvest Price per Pound, and Gulf Processed
Shrimp Price per Pound 1995 - 2007
1995 Value 1.00
NOTE These Indexed Values are very limited
measures of relative change.
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E.U. Shrimp Imports Volume and Value 2000
2008(U.N. Comtrade Statistics)
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Where E.U. Imports Come FromTop Ten Importers,
2001, 2003, 2005, 2008(UN Comtrade)
Vol. Millions of Pounds
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Ongoing and Upcoming Economic Research

• Survey of State Waters Shrimpers across the Gulf
  of Mexico (with Gulf States MFC)
• LDWF Survey of Commercial Fishermen
• LDWF Survey of Dealers
• Survey of Seafood-Related Businesses across the
  Gulf of Mexico (with Gulf States MFC)