Where did it go? Shrimp Fleet at Aransas Pass...

[Trainwreck20]

From a random seafood fact page:

Less than 10 percent of the shrimp eaten in the United Sates comes from wild harvests. [...] Over 90 percent of the shrimp eaten in the United States come from farmed sources grown in other countries around the world.

And while there are a lot of arguments for or against farm-raised shrimp, but they are currently much cheaper to produce than wild-catch.

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by beckysdragonfly

To Traveller1976, Do remember any of the names of the other commercial shrimp boats? I’m interested in one called the Night Train or maybe a variation of that name. It would have been active in the early 70’s. It would have shrimper along the Gulf Coast as far as Alabama. Email me atbeckysdragonfly@gmail.com if you have any knowledge of this vessel.

Try the US Coast Guard vessel documentation search: https://maritimedocumentation.us/ves...key=1202b15a97

Numerous "Night Train" vessels are listed, but you can get more detailed information about the boats owner and home port by clicking on the name.

[Castawaycf1]

Traveller1976, Captain Virgil, aka Daddy-O was my grandfather and am a bit curious of your post. Virgil owned the Captain V and the Miss Mary around that time.

[Castawaycf1]

Traveller1976, Captain Virgil, aka Daddy-O was my grandfather and am a bit curious of your post. Virgil owned the Captain V and the Miss Mary around that time.

[Traveller1976]

Hey. My name is Rick. I sailed with Captain Virgil for only three weeks aboard the Captain V. I don't know of him having another boat. His wife had a restaurant in town. Virgil was a mans man. A fine person.