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Happy National Seafood Month 2020!

It’s our favorite month of the year, October, which can only mean one thing: it’s National Seafood Month! Here at Wild American Shrimp, we’ll be celebrating all month long with daily blog posts on Wild American Shrimp recipes, history, sustainability, health, nutrition, processors, Chef Advocates, and more! We’re taking the opportunity to celebrate everything we...

Americans Will Soon Receive Wild American Shrimp From Food Banks Through USDA Program

Several American Shrimp Processors Association/Wild American Shrimp member companies are currently packaging and shipping delicious, wild-caught Gulf and South Atlantic shrimp destined for food banks and drive-thru food pantries across America. The shrimp are being provided through the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. The orders are part of a $30 million purchase of wild-caught USA shrimp...

Wild American Shrimp Announces Call for 2020 Chef of the Year Nominations

Wild American Shrimp Announces Call for 2020 Chef of the Year Nominations Nominations Must Be Submitted Online by Wednesday, October 21st October 2, 2020, BILOXI, Mississippi – Wild American Shrimp®, the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA)’s marketing program for wild-caught Gulf and South Atlantic Shrimp, announces a call for nominations for 2020 Chef of the Year....

Recipe: Sugar Cane Wrapped Grilled Shrimp

Ingredients: 1 pound fresh Wild American Shrimp, peeled, deveined, cleaned, and blotted dry 1/4 pound pork belly fat, diced 2 egg whites 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon white pepper 1 tablespoon corn starch 1 foot of fresh sugar cane Directions: Put shrimp in the freezer for 15 minutes. Peel off the hard...

ASPA Member Feature: Gold Gulf Coast Packing Company

Golden Gulf Coast Packing Company in Biloxi, Mississippi is a longstanding seafood business built upon a multi-generational cornerstone of strength and heritage. Richard Gollott, vice president of the company, followed the footsteps of his grandfather, Armond George Gollott, and father, Edgar Madison Gollott, who both made a living from an industry that relied on...

ASPA Voices Support of FTC’s Proposed “Made in USA” Rule

The American Shrimp Processors Association is voicing its support of a recently proposed “Made in USA (MUSA)” rule from the FTC (Federal Trade Commission). The rule is designed to promote transparency in the packaging of products labeled with claims of “Made in USA” and other U.S.-origin claims when they are actually produced in foreign countries....