date:Apr 16, 2013
so little shrimp, retail prices have risen.
At Harbor Fish Market in Portland, hand-peeled shrimp meat has been selling for $10.99 to $11.99 a pound, up from $7.99 to $8.99 last year, said co-owner Mike Alfiero. But customers understand that shrimp is a volatile fishery with up-and-down catches and prices, he said.
Theres been very little resistance on the consumer side, he said.
Libby, in Port Clyde, said the bad season has rippled into the community, providing less work and money for shrim