South Carolina – Shrimping in SC

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Commercial Shrimping Organizations in SC

• South Carolina Seafood Alliance
• South Carolina Shrimping Association
• Southern Shrimp Alliance - eight-state alliance including SC
• Wild American Shrimp - headquartered in Charleston, SC and representing eight southern states – promotes consumption of shrimp from the Atlantic and Gulf; also has an SC Chapter
  

Articles on SC's Shrimping Industry

• "South Carolina Shrimp Industry – A History of Heritage" - PDF - timelines and pictures tell the history of the shrimping industry in SC, and also outline the current threats to the industry from rising fuel prices, imported seafood, and development along our coastline
  
  
• "Fresh Shrimp" - an interview with a former commercial shrimper about his previous career and life now selling fresh, local shrimp
  
  
• "SC Shrimp Market Recovering" - August 2007 article points to small indications that bans on some imported seafood are helping the SC shrimp industry
  
  
• "Shrimpers Say It's Barely Worth it to Stay in Business" - January 2009 article about the difficult 2008 SC shrimp season
  
  
• Shrimp in South Carolina - lists species, anatomy, lifecycle, migratory patterns, and harvesting through commercial fisheries

SC Shrimp Boat Photos

	PORT ROYAL		LADYS ISLAND

	FOLLY BEACH		MOUNT PLEASANT

	GEORGETOWN		MOUNT PLEASANT

	KIAWAH ISLAND		MCCLELLANVILLE

Shrimp Festivals in SC

• Beaufort Shrimp Festival
• Little River Shrimp and Jazz Festival - Horry County
• Lowcountry Shrimp Festival - McClellanville, Charleston County
• Shrimpin' & Shaggin' Festival - Charleston
• Yemassee Shrimp Festival - Hampton County
  

Shrimp Recipes from SC

• Barbeque Shrimp and Grits - from 82 Queen in Charleston
• Fried Shrimp - The Fearless Frying Cookbook reveals this recipe from the much-beloved Edisto Restaurant in Jacksonboro, which closed its doors in 1998
• Shrimp and Crab Gumbo - from Abingdon Manor in Florence
• Shrimp and Rice Casserole - from Henrietta McClellan in McClellanville