The shrimp industries in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida are looking at huge losses due to the large amounts of oil leaked into the Gulf from the BP and Transocean oil spill.
What You Can Do & How We Can Help
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting oil spill related shrimp industry loss of business claims in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been injured by the oil spill, you should contact our firm immediately for a free case consultation. Please click here to contact our Environmental Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
Shrimp Industry Loss of Business Information
Many people may not know that most of the shrimp that doesn’t come from Asia comes from the Gulf Coast. Historically, Biloxi, Mississippi, has the nation’s largest shrimp fleet and packaging operations. For the city, shrimp literally is the business. Shrimping is also big business in Florida. The commercial fishermen of the state caught almost 14 million pounds of shrimp in 2008, worth almost $29 million, according to the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
However, with at least 210,000 gallons of oil a day spilling into the ocean and ability to stop the leak still up to 90 days away, these people and businesses are facing devastation. Thousands of people are involved in the shrimp industry. Boat owners and their crews, along with warehouses, packagers, distributors, and all the others involved in getting the shrimp from the ocean to the grocery store face huge economic losses. Even the opening of the shrimping season early in order to try to get at least some of the shrimp out before the oil spill hit will do little to curb the economic impact.
Do I Have a Shrimp Industry Loss of Business Lawsuit?
The Schmidt Firm, PLLC is currently accepting oil spill related shrimp industry loss of business claims in all 50 states. If you or somebody you know has been injured by the oil spill, you should contact our firm immediately for a free case consultation. Please use the form below to contact our Environmental Litigation Group or call toll free 24 hours a day at (866) 920-0753.
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