Southern Shrimp Alliance

What Southern Shrimp Alliance does

The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA), legally Southern Shrimp Alliance, Inc., is a U.S. trade association headquartered in New Port Richey, Florida, that represents shrimp fishermen, shrimp processors, and other members of the domestic warmwater shrimp industry across eight producing states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. Founded in 2000, SSA's primary function is policy advocacy and trade representation rather than commercial product sales. Its core workstreams include fisheries management (access, sustainability), fraud enforcement (labeling, short weights, traceability), industry enhancement (disaster response, government food purchases, USDA programs, scholarships, marketing), and trade policy (antidumping litigation, duty evasion, forced labor, antibiotics, MDI funding of foreign aquaculture). The organization is led by Executive Directors John Williams and Blake Price, and is funded primarily through membership dues paid by shrimpers and processors.

SSA's "product surface" is a portfolio of advocacy deliverables and curated information assets rather than a technology platform. Member- and consumer-facing resources include a "Find U.S. Wild-Caught Shrimp" restaurant directory, a "Check Your Suppliers" food safety resource with banned antibiotics import refusal databases covering 2001-2024, a "Report Shrimp Fraud" enforcement intake, and a U.S. Treasury Votes Database tracking multilateral development bank lending since January 2004. SSA also funds genetic testing of restaurant shrimp across the Gulf Coast and South Atlantic through SeaD Consulting to document mislabeling, and operates an educational scholarship program. The underlying technology stack is standard trade association tooling: a WordPress website, a Constant Contact email list, social media channels across major platforms, and a mobile messaging program (terms updated April 2023). SSA has no public API, no software products, and no proprietary technology platform.

The business model is membership-fee-based, with revenue derived from recurring dues paid by domestic shrimp industry participants. SSA distributes no physical products; its distribution is advocacy output, policy influence, and member services delivered through direct engagement with federal agencies (FDA, NOAA Fisheries, FTC, USTR, Treasury), Congress, and state governments. SSA's go-to-market is community-led: members join via an online application, and the organization converts dues into collective bargaining power on trade, regulatory, and enforcement matters. Customer base is segmented horizontally into commercial shrimp fishermen (typically SMBs), shrimp processors (typically mid-market firms), and other industry members, with collaboration from aligned associations such as the Port Arthur Area Shrimpers' Association and the American Shrimp Processors Association.

Name

Southern Shrimp Alliance

Legal name

Southern Shrimp Alliance, Inc.

Website

https://shrimpalliance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Southern Shrimp Alliance is a U.S. trade association representing shrimp fishermen, processors, and industry members across eight warmwater producing states. It provides advocacy, trade litigation, fraud enforcement, and curated research databases to protect the domestic shrimp industry.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Tarpon Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The Southern Shrimp Alliance generates revenue through membership dues collected from shrimp fishermen, shrimp processors, and other industry members in the eight warmwater shrimp producing states. The organization uses these funds to advocate for the domestic shrimp industry on trade policy, fisheries management, fraud enforcement, and industry enhancement matters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Southern Shrimp Alliance is a trade association representing shrimp fishermen, shrimp processors, and other members of the domestic U.S. warmwater shrimp industry across eight states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas). The organization provides advocacy, lobbying, trade policy representation, antidumping litigation support, fisheries management, fraud enforcement (labeling, traceability, short weights), food safety research, and consumer resources on behalf of its members. It is funded primarily through membership dues and engages federal agencies and Congress on trade remedies and regulatory matters.

Product overview

Southern Shrimp Alliance is a trade association representing shrimp fishermen, shrimp processors, and other members of the domestic industry in eight warmwater shrimp producing states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas). The organization provides advocacy, research databases, and consumer resources rather than a traditional product portfolio. Key offerings include the Find U.S. Wild-Caught Shrimp consumer directory, Check Your Suppliers food safety resources with banned antibiotics databases, Report Shrimp Fraud enforcement mechanism, U.S. Treasury Votes Database tracking international development funding, and a Scholarship Program for students in shrimp-producing communities.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Find U.S. Wild-Caught Shrimp A consumer-facing directory resource listing restaurants found to be serving authentic domestic U.S. wild-caught shrimp, helping consumers and trade buyers differentiate between domestic wild-caught and imported farm-raised shrimp.
• Check Your Suppliers A member/industry resource providing information on banned antibiotics and forced labor risks in foreign shrimp suppliers, including databases tracking FDA, EU, and Japan import refusals of contaminated shrimp.
• Report Shrimp Fraud An industry reporting mechanism for shrimp fraud including mislabeling, short weights, and traceability issues that channels complaints to enforcement agencies for action.
• U.S. Treasury Votes Database A searchable database cataloging the U.S. Department of the Treasury's votes on multilateral development bank loans since January 2004, used by the organization and members to track positions on shrimp aquaculture projects abroad.
• Banned Antibiotics Database Excel-format databases tracking shrimp imports rejected by the European Union (RASFF), Japan (IFIS), and the United States (FDA) due to banned antibiotics, covering the period 2001-2024.
• Scholarship Program An educational scholarship program for students in shrimp-producing communities supported by the domestic shrimp industry.
• Genetic Testing Initiative Genetic testing of shrimp served at restaurants across the Gulf Coast and South Atlantic, conducted via SeaD Consulting, to expose deceptive marketing and seafood substitution of imported farm-raised shrimp as domestic product.
• Trade Association Membership and Advocacy Services Core paid offering providing domestic shrimp industry members with advocacy and representation on trade policy, antidumping litigation, fisheries management, fraud enforcement, food safety, and government food purchase matters across eight warmwater shrimp producing states.

Quantifiable outcome

• The ITC found material injury from unfairly-traded imports, resulting in new antidumping duty orders on Indonesian shrimp and countervailing duty orders on Ecuador, India, and Vietnam shrimp.
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Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Port Arthur Area Shrimpers' AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Port Arthur Area Shrimpers' Association (PAASA) works jointly with the Southern Shrimp Alliance on advocacy efforts, particularly regarding Section 609 enforcement for sea turtle conservation and joint correspondence to the U.S. Department of State on certification issues for Peru and Guatemala.
• American Shrimp Processors AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe American Shrimp Processors Association filed petitions for trade relief in October 2023 that resulted in the U.S. International Trade Commission's unanimous affirmative material injury determination, benefiting the broader domestic shrimp industry represented by SSA.
• Louisiana Shrimp Task ForceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Louisiana Shrimp Task Force commissioned SeaD Consulting to conduct genetic testing studies on restaurant shrimp labeling in Louisiana cities, with SSA commissioning similar studies across the Gulf Coast.
• SeaD ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSSA funds cutting-edge genetic testing of shrimp served at restaurants across the Gulf Coast and South Atlantic through SeaD Consulting to expose deceptive marketing of farm-raised imported shrimp as domestic shrimp.
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSSA collaborated with the FTC on new restaurant guidance regarding false advertising of seafood, communicating that it is a violation of federal law for restaurants to create an impression they are offering wild-caught domestic shrimp when farmed foreign shrimp is being served.
• Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC)coreOthersCongresswoman Nancy Mace submitted Amendment to the NDAA to eliminate Berry Amendment exceptions for seafood purchases in the Department of Defense, directly supporting SSA's policy priorities. She has also been a co-sponsor of the Save Our Shrimpers Act.
• Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA)coreOthersSenator Bill Cassidy advocates for U.S. shrimpers at USTR confirmation hearings and has introduced the Manifest Modernization Act and Tariff Rate Quotas legislation supporting the domestic shrimp industry.
• Representative Troy Nehls (R-TX)coreOthersRepresentative Troy Nehls introduced the Save Our Shrimpers Act (H.R. 7932) to prohibit U.S. taxpayer funds from being used by international financial institutions for shrimp farming activities abroad, and led efforts with the GAO to investigate Treasury compliance with Surplus Commodities Rule.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• American Shrimp Processors Association: A national trade association representing U.S. shrimp processors. Directly comparable to SSA as a fellow shrimp industry trade body, and a frequent coalition partner (the two jointly drove the 2023-2024 antidumping petitions).
• National Fisheries Institute: The largest U.S. seafood trade association, representing harvesters, processors, distributors, and retailers across all species. Comparable to SSA in function (advocacy, trade policy, consumer education) but operating at broader scope across the full seafood industry.
• Gulf Seafood Institute: A regional trade organization representing the Gulf seafood industry including wild-caught and aquaculture producers. Comparable to SSA as a regional fishery trade body that works on similar supply, marketing, and policy issues in overlapping Gulf states.
• Seafood Harvesters of America: A national trade organization representing U.S. commercial fishermen and fishing communities. Comparable to SSA in advocating for domestic commercial harvesters on trade, regulation, and seafood fraud issues.
• Pacific Seafood Processors Association: A Pacific-coast seafood processors association that engages in trade, regulatory, and labor advocacy for the West Coast industry. Comparable to SSA in mission and membership model, though focused on Pacific species and West Coast members.
• Port Arthur Area Shrimpers' Association: A regional shrimp fishermen's association based in Port Arthur, Texas. A direct peer and explicit coalition partner of SSA, jointly engaging on Section 609 enforcement and sea turtle conservation certification issues.

Broad incumbents

• Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: An interstate compact under the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act that manages fishery resources on the U.S. East Coast. Comparable to SSA in fisheries management and policy role, but as a government body covering multiple species and states.
• South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: One of eight U.S. regional fishery management councils responsible for fisheries in federal waters of the South Atlantic. Comparable to SSA in that it shapes regulatory access for the same domestic shrimp fishery, but is a federal body rather than an industry association.

Others

• International Seafood Sustainability Foundation: A global nonprofit working on seafood sustainability science and improvement projects. Comparable to SSA only in that it engages on the policy and sustainability dimensions of the same species SSA's members harvest.
• Environmental Defense Fund: A large environmental NGO that engages on fisheries policy, ocean ecosystem protection, and seafood supply chain reform. Adjacent to SSA in that it both aligns and conflicts with SSA on issues like bycatch, sea turtle protection, and offshore wind impacts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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