Date: 4/23/26 6:32 am From: John Dillon via groups.io <kisforkryptonite...> Subject: Re: [labird] Cameron shrimpers and LNG plants
Piggybacking on this, for anyone who hasn’t read Jack E. Davis’ The Gulf, he does an exceptional job explaining how Gulf conservation, the seafood industry, the oil industry, culture, politics, and tourism all compete for interests that affect Gulf wildlife. It’s a full history from Native Americans and the Conquistadors to after Deepwater Horizon. Pulitzer prize winning book for history. Just finished it myself.
JD
> On Apr 23, 2026, at 8:15 AM, Dave Patton via groups.io <davepatton122...> wrote:
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> I had a recent bird conversation on the topic of LNG facilities in Cameron
> parish and their possible effect on seabird numbers along the coast. After
> a quick search I found many articles regarding the problems shrimp
> fishermen are having since the construction of LNG plants. Shrimp are a
> very important factor in many ways regarding the numbers of birds along the
> coast. One article summed up the situation nicely and the plans for the
> next huge LNG facility planned at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in
> Cameron. This is a link to the story.
> Shrimpers in Southwest Louisiana blame LNG terminals for declining harvest
> • Louisiana Illuminator <https://lailluminator.com/2025/09/12/shrimp-lng/> >
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