The Virginia Lynn shrimp boat, docked in Georgetown, looks ready for another day out on the ocean.
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Shrimping season runs from May through December. Generally, small, brown shrimp are caught from May through August, and then the popular white shrimp season begins in September and lasts through December. Many seafood markets fresh-freeze extra shrimp so that they can sell it during the off season. This allows everyone to eat local shrimp all year long!
When you eat local shrimp, you provide much needed support to your local industries. Inexpensive imported shrimp have flooded into stores, driving the price so low that local shrimpers are struggling to compete. These foreign shrimp may be cheap, but they come with a high cost to our health, environment, and communities. Most of these farm raised shrimp are given harsh chemicals and antibiotics, which pollute the shrimp and the water they are bred in. Our very own South Carolina shrimp are naturally fresh and flavorful and are caught in our own coastal waters.
Howard Lawless of Lancaster captured this photo in April 2008 while visiting Georgetown. He says: "There is something about an old wooden fishing boat that shows the strength and character of the crew who serves upon her."
To view more of his pictures, be sure to check out his website.
Learn more about the South Carolina shrimping industry, and how to find local, wild-caught shrimp in your area.
See more pictures of shrimping in Georgetown.
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