A Low Blow to the Low Country

Interviews Available Upon Request*

*Other available interviews upon request: 

Craig Reaves, Owner, Sea Eagle Seafood and Good Eats, Beaufort, South Carolina

Taylor Tarvin, Owner, Owner, Tarvin Seafood Company, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

Bryan Jones, Vice President of the South Carolina Shrimpers Association, McClellanville, South Carolina 

Jeremy Zirlott, Boat Owner and Processor, Bayou La Batre, Alabama 

Sources: 

Testing Report  (Charleston, 5/22-5/24/2025)

Seafood Labeling Laws State-by-State 

Find U.S. Wild-Caught Shrimp 

Scientists' testing detects fake shrimp labeling

Simplified Methodology of restaurant selection 

FTC Letter Warns Against Deceptive Marketing Practices in Seafood Restaurants 

https://lailluminator.com/2024/09/30/testing-finds-mostly-foreign-shrimp-at-louisiana-shrimp-petroleum-festival/

Business Insider “Why Louisiana’s $1.3 Billion Shrimp Industry Could Go Extinct 

Florida State University

Southern Shrimp Alliance

Nationalfisherman

Seafoodsource

Intrafish

NOAA Fisheries