| But the unmarked wire traps also are a problem for shrimpers who regularly find the rusting, slime-coated cages fouling their trawls. |
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| The fall harvest of white shrimp would be in full swing just now, and many shrimpers would be earning much of their annual income. |
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| In the U.S., shrimpers haul out gas-guzzling trawlers and catch shrimp in the wild, while in Asia, farmers raise shrimp in mesh cages. |
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| We spent the day on the little island, populated by fishermen and shrimpers who lived in stilt houses. |
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| He has the look of blended simplicity and strength that one expects to see among shrimpers and the crews of herring boats. |
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| Federal officials are moving toward a moratorium on licensing shrimpers to fish in Gulf waters under federal jurisdiction. |
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| According to the Southeastern Fisheries Association in Tallahassee, Florida, nearly 5,000 shrimpers trawled the Gulf a decade ago. |
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| In the southern states along the Gulf Coast, Vietnamese fishermen and shrimpers play an important role in the fishing industry. |
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| Often now, shrimpers are forced to trawl farther out, past the hypoxic zone. |
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| The skipper wanting to maximize potential should run until he reaches shrimpers in blue or blue-green water. |
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| By the 1970s, shrimpers in the Gulf of Mexico had fished them nearly to extinction. |
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| Commercial snapper crews grouse also about offshore shrimpers, although not quite so vocally, and feel that sport fishermen may get too large a share. |
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| He said many of his fellow shrimpers lost their lives when they stayed aboard their boats during the storm in a futile attempt to save their livelihoods. |
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| James' father and grandfather were shrimpers, but he became an engineer. |
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| Hurricane Katrina has left many Gulf Coast fisheries and oyster beds in ruins, leaving the region's fishermen, oystermen, and shrimpers to face a lengthy recovery. |
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| The shrimpers say they have no problem with the competition that comes with free trade but say they say they want to be sure that free trade is also fair trade. |
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| Many shrimpers complain that the crabbers place their traps too close together and that they can't go between the traps without snagging their nets. |
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