“Everybody wants to buy made in America, well made in America is going to cost you more because it is better quality,” Barnes said. Bryan has been shrimping for nearly his entire life but says the shrimping industry in South Mobile County is getting dangerously scarce.
“Some days you break even and some days you make a little money and some days you have exceptional days,” Bryan said. The battle of cost between foreign shrimp and domestic shrimp has made it harder for shrimpers to pay their bills to keep business going.
Bryan says the only reason his business is afloat is because he sells straight from his boat.
“It used to be a good way to make a living,” Bryan said.
The Mayor of Bayou La Batre, Henry Barnes has been fighting to keep the Seafood Capitol of Alabama. He says he sent two letters to the USITC begging for assistance.
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