Shrimp industry hit by coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has crippled industries across the country including Louisiana’s shrimping industry.

End of 2020.- - the coronavirus pandemic has- crippled industries - across the country ..

Including- louisiana's - shrimping industry.

- louisiana is known for its fres- seafood which is shipped- all over the world.

- brown shrimp season started on- monday and so far it hasn't bee- good.

- while there is plenty of shrimp- to sell, the demand just isn't- there in part to the covid-19 - pandemic.

- the price has also dropped from- three-fifty a pound to about- a dollar-fifty a pound.

- many shrimpers say they can't - make ends meet with that price.- - "these processing plants know they have - to buy from commercial- fisherman, but they can only bu- so much - because the demand is just not- there."

- - - this is the second time in a- year the shrimping- industry has been hit hard.

- last year, the opening of the - bonnet carre spillway - severely hurt the shrimping and- oyster