date:Apr 16, 2013
asons first seven weeks through March 8, fishermen had caught about 597,000 pounds less than half the allowable catch.
Dave Osier, a fisherman and shrimp dealer in South Bristol, Maine, said his boats have been catching about 100 pounds an hour this season, a fraction of the 500 pounds per hour they catch in a good year. As of late, the catch rate has been about 50 pounds an hour, he said.
Its just dribbling in, he said. But the price is $1 more a pound this year. Thats helped a little.
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