Thomas Hymel - Indiana Soybean Alliance

Thomas Hymel - Indiana Soybean Alliance

Thomas Hymel,
LSU AgCenter /Sea Grant
La Direct Seafood Program Director
Louisiana Seafood
industry
•100 million pounds shrimp
per year
•crabs, oysters, fish…
•$2.4 billion annually
•18,000 commercial fishers
Chef Alex Patout
in Delcambre
Sportsman’s
Paradise
$$ value:
Much too large
to calculate
Challenges
Hurricane Rita 2005
Hurricane Ike 2008
BP Horizon
2011
1975
Industry Evolving … Always …
2012
LA 14
Delcambre
 Fisher
Direct
 Internet Based
 Quality
 Fresh
 Local
Quality Sells
Family Business Survival
“ ICE CHEST MARKET ”
New dock Commerce
High Consumer demand
New visitors
Louisiana Direct Seafood : Funded
GSMFC $560K
Chalmette
Delcambre
Cameron
Lafitte
Terrebonne
2011 Louisiana Sea Grant Project,
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
Lafourche
Kickoff : May 2012
Louisiana Direct Seafood
Cameron
Direct
LafTer Direct
Delcambre
Direct
Lafourche
Terrebonne
Southshore Direct
Chalmette
Lafitte
New Orleans
Louisiana Shrimp
FEBRUARY
2014 *
Opportunities
The Rodney Dangerfield of Louisiana
Finfish – Finally Gets Some Respect
by News Editor / Louisiana Seafood News
Louisiana Shrimp
Partnership effort:
LDWF…..
Louisiana Sea Grant
LSU AgCenter
Seafood Academy
www.LouisianaDirectSeafood.com
[email protected]