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Florida Shrimpers Fight Losing Battle against Importers with Lower Costs.
Byline: Christina Hoag
Apr. 19--"See that yellow boat over there?" asked Tony Herring, managing partner of Sea Market -- a Key West fishery, as he pointed out the window of his office at a forlorn-looking, mustard-colored shrimping trawler docked at the Stock Island harbor.
"It's two years old. The owner just left it. They're coming to repossess it and auction it off. In Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, you've got bunches like that -- seized boats because the owner can't make the payments. That's where the industry is heading."
It's a familiar tale that's been seen across many American industries from shrimping to apparel manufacturing to sugar ...
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