Saturday, January 08, 2005
Tsunami Hurts Alabama Shrimpin' Bidness
The Asian tsunami disaster has indirectly hurt the shrimping business in Alabama and several other states. The shrimpers have claimed that low-price imports from Asian countries have made competition difficult and lobbied the International Trade Commission to impose stricter tariffs and share the revenue with them. The ITC initially agreed, but will now revisit its decision in consideration of shrimpers from India and Thailand. No word yet as to how these latest developments will affect the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company.
