South Carolina - SC Shrimp, Shrimping Industry, Shrimp Boat Photos, and Shrimp Festivals

SC Shrimp South Carolina has two shrimp seasons. The first runs from May through August, when smaller, brown shrimp are harvested. The popular white shrimp season begins in September and lasts through December.

There are so many places along our coast to buy fresh local seafood. There are an abundance of resources listed below to help you find the freshest shrimp near you. Support your SC shrimpers and buy local!

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Shrimp & Seafood Companies in South Carolina

Beaufort Shrimp & Seafood

Bluffton Oyster Company

Charleston Shrimp & Seafood

Charleston Seafood
Crosby's Fish and Shrimp - Folly Beach
Crosby's Seafood - Downtown Charleston - local wholesale only
Livingston's Bulls Bay Seafood - McClellanville
Simmons Seafood - Isle of Palms

Murrells Inlet Shrimp & Seafood

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Commercial Shrimping in South Carolina

Gulf & South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation - research and development organization serving eight-state area including SC
Shrimp Harvesting Regulations in South Carolina
Southeastern Fisheries Association - working to preserve and enhance the regional commercial fishing industry
Southern Shrimp Alliance - eight-state alliance including SC
Wild American Shrimp - headquartered in Charleston, SC and representing eight southern states – promotes consumption of shrimp from the Atlantic and Gulf

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Articles on SC's Shrimping Industry

South Carolina Shrimp - "Sea" the Difference - scroll down for the report - advice for using local shrimp, the history of the shrimping industry in SC, and tourism connection with shrimp
Shrimp in South Carolina - lists species, anatomy, lifecycle, migratory patterns, and harvesting through commercial fisheries
"Living For Shrimping, Shrimping For A Living" - 2007 article interviews commercial captains and discusses industry concerns
"The Grease Experiment" - Jimmy Buffet's idea, to collect used cooking grease to be used as fuel by commercial fishing vessels, gets off the ground - article published June/July 2010