re: BP's 25 Mile Limit from Coast for Claims

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Cost of seafood might be high, but its not like you can't get any shrimp, or crabs. Drago's in NOLA is getting oyster out of Texas.....

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Let's see, I have been in the seafood business since I was born. Shrimp, oysters and crabs were/are at an all time high. Oysters have pretty much doubled. Yes you can get them now (since a few areas have opened up and the texas season have opened up) but shucked meat have risen 40-50% costwise. Try to double your oyster prices on your menu in a bad economy. People won't pay it. Same with shrimp. Shrimp have risen almost by $1.50-$2/lb. Crabs are risen over 50% cost wise compared to last year. All of this is not a good combination in a bad economy where sales are hard to get anyway. On top of that we wholesaled product also and when your normal suppliers are shut down and supply is low new companies are not taking on new suppliers. And to top all this off, people are scared to buy seafood like they would in a regular year. You have no idea how many times we have had to explain where our seafood came from and how it is safe. There are a lot of factors at work here that is hurting businesses.