DARIEN — Brian Richburg sensed an opportunity in 2020 when he purchased Miss Kristin, a commercial shrimping trawler. Gasoline was cheap. Shrimp prices were climbing. And along Darien’s famed docks, ...

The tart saltwater odor of fresh-caught shrimp hangs thick in the air, stronger even than the earthier scent of marsh and mud, at Bubba Gumbo’s and BG Seafood, a dockside restaurant and seafood market ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Fishermen from neighboring states are visiting the Georgia coastline this week to kick off the start of shrimp season alongside local fishermen. Shrimping is a yearlong business ...

Shrimp are the quintessential Georgia seafood: the central ingredient of a Lowcountry boil, the subject of an annual festival on Jekyll Island, ubiquitous on coastal menus. But often, it turns out, ...

Wassaw Sound Estuary, GA.—The fall of 2013 should have been a blessing for Georgia shrimpers. A bacterial infection had wiped out the Asian shrimp farms that drove many Americans out of business.

DARIEN, Ga. (WTOC) - Georgia Shrimping season is upon us. The industry brings in around $10 million at the docks each year in Georgia and it’s critical to the state’s shrimping communities.

On June 29, the Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant held the first of three events in this summer’s Saltwater Science Speakers Series. The organization’s Associate Director Bryan Fluech and Georgia ...

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Move over peaches, Brown Thrashers, and live oak trees -- Georgia has gotten a new state symbol to add to the list. While Gov. Brian Kemp was on the coast in Brunswick Thursday, he ...

The shrimping industry on the Golden Isles is a significant part of the local culture and economy. According to Georgia's Department of Natural Resources, Georgia shrimpers harvest an average of 3.1 ...

Georgia shrimp is often misrepresented on restaurant menus, with genetic testing revealing a majority of Savannah restaurants serving foreign shrimp. The Georgia shrimping industry is declining, ...