Forty-three percent of restaurants in Gulf Shores, Alabama, recently sampled by SeaD consulting still serve imported, farm-raised shrimp, despite marketing the seafood as Gulf wild-caught, but President Donald Trump’s new tariffs are raising hopes among Gulf shrimpers that he’ll prop up the industry and fend off such fraudulent activity.

American shrimpers have been hammered in recent years by cheap imports flooding the U.S. market and restaurants, driving down prices to the point that profits are razor thin or shrimpers are losing money and struggling to stay afloat.

SeaD, which supports research and development of innovative technologies and practices that enhance the different aspects of the seafood industry, from March 23-27 analyzed shrimp at 44 restaurants across Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Foley.

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