South Carolina Shrimp – Guide to SC Shrimping

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		Abundant Seafood Charleston, SC  |  843.478.5078 Owner and fisherman Mark Marhefka began his career in commercial fishing the day after he graduated from high school in 1979. It wasn't long before he bought his own boat, the Amy Marie, and has spent the years fishing the waters of the southeast. Abundant Seafood sells commercially and offers a Community Supported Fishery (CSF).
		Magwood Seafood 110 Haddrell Street  |  Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464  |  843.884.3352 Magwood Seafood has been a fixture in Mount Pleasant for decades, and is famous for providing high quality local seafood at fair prices. Delivery is available, or bring the biggest cooler you have to the store and they'll fill it up with fresh local shrimp! [ Add your South Carolina shrimp company or product here ]

Commercial Shrimping Organizations in SC

• Gulf & South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation - research and development organization serving eight-state area including SC
  
• South Carolina Seafood Alliance
• Southeastern Fisheries Association - working to preserve and enhance the regional commercial fishing industry
  
• 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 a SC Chapter, SC Shrimp Fishery Assistance Project
  

SC Shrimping Research, Conservation, and Education

• Sustainable Seafood Initiative - promoting the use of local and sustainable seafood in South Carolina's restaurants
  –  Shrimp fact sheet - PDF
  
• Shrimp Harvesting Regulations in South Carolina

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
  
  
• Shrimp in South Carolina - lists species, anatomy, lifecycle, migratory patterns, and harvesting through commercial fisheries
  
• "Fresh Shrimp" - an interview with a former commercial shrimper about his previous career and life now selling fresh, local shrimp
  
  
• "Living For Shrimping, Shrimping For A Living" - 2007 article interviews commercial captains and discusses industry concerns
  
  
• "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 Fishing in SC – A Way of Living Changes Forever" - second generation fisherman remembers when not all that long ago shrimping was a lucrative business - article published September 2010
  
  
• "Shrimp Prices Rise Amid Shortage: With Harvesting Delayed, Little Relief In Sight" - several factors converge to negatively impact South Carolina's shrimp supply - article published May 2011
  

Shrimp Festivals in SC

Beaufort Shrimp Festival Lowcountry Shrimp Festival - McClellanville, Charleston County 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

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