Exposing the Dark Underbelly of the Seafood Scene in Tampa-St. Pete

Interviews Available Upon Request*

*Other available interviews upon request: 

Justin Versaggi, Fourth-generation shrimper for Versaggi Shrimp in Tampa, Florida

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

Doug Olander, Owner of Big D Seafood Fishing Dock and Commercial Fisherman, New Iberia, LA

Andrew Blanchard, Shrimp Processor, Louisiana Shrimp Task Force

Sources: 

Testing Report  (Tampa/St. Pete, 1/6-1/10)

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