Alive and well: how the live prawn highliner delivers the goods

摘要

"The live prawn fishery started about 10 years ago in California," says Westport prawn trawler Keenan Stearns, "and I've been doing it for six years. Pot prawn fishermen typically sell dead product directly from their boats, but some of them have started selling live to commercial buyers this year." The market for live prawns is supported primarily by an Asian retail customer base willing to pay 13-16 dollar/lb. in California.