The story of Biloxi Shrimp Co. began when our founders, Mark Mavar and Jonathan McLendon, first became business partners in 2006 with the creation of Biloxi Freezing & Processing, Inc. This innovative business strived to provide local commercial clients with the most advanced processing services available from a state-of-the-art, 20,000-square-foot facility located in Biloxi. Building on their families’ extensive heritage in commercial seafood, the business quickly grew and today processes nearly 13% of all wild-caught shrimp in the U.S.
Yet when the COVID-19 pandemic closed many restaurants and slowed commercial demand for fresh Gulf shrimp, Mark and Jonathan saw a new opportunity to offer direct sales to area customers. The high demand to buy wild-caught shrimp quickly became clear, and in June 2020, they welcomed shoppers around the country to order shrimp online via Biloxi Shrimp Co.
The giant squid: hostage of the powers Peru
The recent meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) once again highlighted the weaknesses of international governance over one of the most important resources i...