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Redfish industry devastated after Texas freeze, could take years to recover
The industry is reportedly needing immediate disaster relief and assistance or farmers will find it very hard to rebound from the freeze event. Author: Lexis Greene Updated: 6:47 PM CST March 4, 2021
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas Texas is the redfish capitol and the largest supplier of redfish in the U.S., according Fritz Jeinke, executive director of the Texas Aquaculture Association. However, he said the redfish industry experienced a devastating blow to their redfish farms following the unprecedented cold temperatures from Texas winter storm. It s looking like it could be in the neighborhood of $50 million worth of loss of fish and fingerlings. It s quite a heavy, heavy hit, Jeinke said.