This report is from Florida. ABOARD THE FISHING VESSEL MALOLO ‒ Icy vapor rises from the cargo hold of Capt. Logan Lyons' battered trawler as his crew hoists frozen shrimp onto the deck.

Trawlers from Lee County, which includes Fort Myers Beach, harvested 3.9 million pounds of pink shrimp worth $12.5 million in 2021, or 43% of the state's total catch, according to Florida Fish and ...