Wandering around a Commercial Fishing Industry
Louisiana is the second largest state for commercial fishing in the country, second only to Alaska. In 2012, over 1.6 million pounds of fish were landed in Louisiana, only slightly less than the more than 1.7 million landed in 2011. In fact, the majority of seafood harvested from the Gulf of Mexico lands in Louisiana. Types of Seafood Although fish make up the majority of the seafood caught in Louisiana, other types of seafood make up a large portion of…