Buoyancy on the bayou : shrimpers face the rising tide of globalization /

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While shrimp-loving consumers have benefited from the lower cost of shrimp, domestic shrimp farmers have suffered, particularly in Louisiana. Jill Ann Harrison portrays the struggles that Louisiana shrimp fishers endure to remain afloat in an industry beset by globalization.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harrison, Jill Ann, 1977-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : ILR Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Shrimp industry > Louisiana.
Shrimpers (Persons) > Louisiana.
Shrimp fisheries > Louisiana.
Globalization > Economic aspects > Louisiana.
Crevettes > Industrie > Louisiane.
Pêcheurs de crevettes > Louisiane.
Crevettes > Pêche commerciale > Louisiane.
Mondialisation > Louisiane.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Globalization > Economic aspects
Shrimp fisheries
Shrimp industry
Shrimpers (Persons)
Louisiana
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Setting sail : what we can learn from Louisiana shrimp fishers
  • Identity : the struggle to stay afloat
  • Loss : jumping ship for higher ground
  • Innovation : changing course on choppy waters
  • Coming back ashore.

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