Shrimpers returned to the waters off the coast of Louisiana today.

And we took to the sea on a shrimping expedition as well, a little further up the coast in Biloxi, Mississippi.

The Biloxi Shrimping Tour is the second oldest attraction in the region; the “Sailfish” has been running tours since 1955.
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The Mississippi Gulf Coast was well into its hurricane recovery when the Deep Water Horizon exploded and oil started gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. It was a blow the struggling region didn’t need – headlines flashing around the world about oil washing up on beaches as they were getting ready to launch into summer holiday season.

Well, we’re in the Gulfport-Biloxi region now and there was no oil anywhere to be found as we walked along the beach yesterday. more…