"Big seafood buyers in the United States are asking for certified quality control products," said LSPMB Executive Director Ewell Smith.
State Commissioner of Agriculture Bob Odom is working with the LSPMB and the Louisiana State University Food Science Department to develop criteria to justify a premium quality label for use by Louisiana shrimp suppliers.
For the last three years the LSPMB has been rebuilding its brand to where Smith says it is now known at a national level.
The LSPMB is currently working with the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans to develop a sustainability program for the Gulf Coast, starting with Louisiana.