1. A Presentation to the Louisiana Shrimp Task Force on Industry Trends Jack C. Isaacs Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Socioeconomic Research and Development Section September 28, 2009 Please do not cite this draft presentation. 1

2. Shrimp Harvests in the Gulf, By State: 2008 (NMFS Data) Millions of PoundsMillions of Current Dollars 2

3. Louisiana Harvest and Value: 1995 – 2008 NMFS Data 3

4. Inflation-Adjusted Value per Pound of Shrimp, Louisiana: 1995 – 2008 NMFS Data Inflation-Adjusted Dollars per Pound 4

5. Number of Louisiana Shrimpers: 1995 – 2008 LDWF License Statistics Thousands of Louisiana Residents Holding a Shrimp Gear License 1989: 16,505 5

6. Recent Commercial Shrimp Fisheries Statistics Number of Individuals Who Held Shrimp Gear Licenses in 2008: 4,721 – LDWF Licensing Data Number of Boats Which Landed Shrimp in Louisiana in 2007: 3,264 – LDWF Trip Ticket Data Number of Individuals Who Completed Trip Tickets with Shrimp Landings: 3,069 – LDWF Trip Ticket Data 6

7. Shrimp Processors in Louisiana Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Count: 43 National Marine Fisheries Service Seafood Processors Count (Survey Respondents): 17 7

8. Shrimp Processing in the Gulf, By State: 2007 (NMFS Processors Survey) Millions of PoundsMillions of Current Dollars 8

9. Louisiana Processing Volume & Value: 1995 – 2007 (NMFS Processors Survey) 9

10. Price per Pound of Processed Shrimp Product: 1995 – 2007 NMFS Processors Survey NOTE: The “price per processed pound of shrimp product” statistic is based on a combination of dissimilar products. 10 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars per Pound

11. Number of Shrimp Processors in NMFS Processors Survey: 1995 – 2007 Number of Reporting Processors 11

12. Shrimp-Related Employment in Louisiana Average Number of Jobs per Shrimp Processor (NMFS Seafood Processors Survey) – Low (February) – 20 – High (June) - 50 Average Number of Jobs per Shrimp Dealer (LDWF Shrimp Marketing Survey) – Off-Season– 16 – Inshore Season- 7 Total Number of Shrimp-Related Jobs in Louisiana, 2006 (Southwick) : 14,384 12

13. U.S. Imports Volume: 1995 – 2008 (NMFS Fisheries Statistics Division) Millions of Pounds of Imported Shrimp 13

14. U.S. Imports Volume and Value: 1995 – 2008 (NMFS Fisheries Statistics Division) 14

15. Where U.S. Imports Come From Top Ten Importers, 2003, 2005, 2008 (NMFS Fisheries Statistics Division) 200320052008 NationImports (Million Lb.) NationImports (Million Lb.) NationImports (Million Lb.) Thailand*293.3Thailand*354.2Thailand*403.5 China*179.5Indonesia115.7Indonesia184.8 Vietnam*126.3Ecuador*109.1Ecuador*123.9 India*100.1China*101.4China*107.8 Ecuador*74.8Vietnam*94.5Vietnam*106.26 Mexico56.1India*78.8Mexico75.9 Brazil*48.0Mexico61.8Malaysia66.2 Indonesia47.7Malaysia37.8India*33.9 Guyana25.1Bangladesh35.0Bangladesh30.1 Honduras21.3Honduras23.1Guyana20.0 * Six Nations included in anti-dumping trade dispute, December, 2003. 15

16. Where Imports Entered the U.S., 2008 By U.S. Customs Districts Pacific 504 m Lb. $1.61 Billion Mid-Atlantic 361.2 m Lb. $1.26 Billion New England 14.1 m Lb. $48 Million South Atlantic 191.4 m Lb. $577 Million Gulf 71.1 m Lb. $188 Million Inland 93.9 m Lb. $388 Million U.S. Total – 1.24 Billion Pounds - $4.09 Billion Florida East FL – S. Atlantic West FL - Gulf NMFS Fisheries Statistics Division 16

17. Forms of Shrimp Imports: 2008 (NMFS Fisheries Statistics Division) Millions of Pounds Millions of Current Dollars 17

18. U.S. Shrimp Imports Volume by Form: 1995 – 2008 (NMFS Fisheries Statistics Division) 18

19. Price per Pound of Imported Shrimp, By Form: 1995 – 2008 ( NMFS Fisheries Statistics Division) 19 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars per Pound

20. Indexed Import Volume, Import Price per Pound, Gulf Harvest Price per Pound, and Gulf Processed Shrimp Price per Pound: 1995 - 2007 1995 Value = 1.00 NOTE: These Indexed Values are very limited measures of relative change. 20

21. E.U. Shrimp Imports Volume and Value: 2000 – 2008 (U.N. Comtrade Statistics) 21

22. Where E.U. Imports Come From Top Ten Importers, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008 (UN Comtrade) 2001200320052008* Nation Vol. Nation Vol. Nation Vol. Nation Vol. Argentina 109.3 Greenland 152.7 Greenland 179.7 Greenland 169.8 Greenland 99.0 India 91.5 Ecuador 96.4 Ecuador 164.8 Iceland 57.9 Argentina 87.1 India 92.0 India 127.2 Canada 50.8 Brazil 81.8 Brazil 88.2 Thailand 85.1 China 47.7 Iceland 64.2 China 77.0 Argentina 84.9 Norway 50.2 Canada 62.9 Indonesia 58.5 China 84.0 India 42.2 Indonesia 60.7 Bangladesh 61.2 Canada 71.9 Bangladesh 35.6 Bangladesh 52.4 Iceland 42.0 Bangladesh 65.6 Indonesia 35.6 Malaysia 49.9 Vietnam 38.9 Vietnam 64.2 Thailand 32.8 Norway 42.9 Malaysia 32.6 Indonesia 62.5 22 Vol. = Millions of Pounds

23. Ongoing and Upcoming Economic Research Survey of State Waters Shrimpers across the Gulf of Mexico (with Gulf States MFC) LDWF Survey of Commercial Fishermen LDWF Survey of Dealers Survey of Seafood-Related Businesses across the Gulf of Mexico ( with Gulf States MFC) 23