Georgia and Carolina Shrimping

Several years ago I had the privilege to go shrimping several times off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina. Shrimping with Captain Woody out of a marina on Hilton Head Island was an experience of a lifetime. Getting up at 4am, a time most don't even think is human, and grabbing a bag lunch and coffee is the first struggle of the day. After arriving at the boat, there is a several hour trip to the shrimping grounds. Long hot days and hard work will some times, but not always, pay off with a good catch. Shrimp is the catch of the day, however, you also get horseshoe crab, small shark, jelly fish and other sea creatures that the likes I had never seen. Captain Woody had to explain what to touch and what not to touch. Working a full 14 hour day on a small one man shrimp boat puts fishing in a different light. This experience puts a new appreciation to the men and women who fish our waters and for the seafood we love to consume. Lets be more respective of these hard working fisherman in a dangerous profession. Lets also be more respective of our natural treasure...the sea. Think green and don't pollute our waters.