Gulf Council Convenes a Virtual Meeting of its Shrimp Advisory Panel

February 23, 2026
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Imagine a shadowy virtual conclave where bureaucrats dissect shrimp stocks like forensic experts at a crime scene—except the crime is overfishing, and the real victims might just be your Second Amendment rights. On March 9, 2026, from 9 AM to 1 PM EST, the Gulf Council's Shrimp Advisory Panel convenes online to pore over stock assessments, pricing trends, landings data, and the infamous 2025 Texas Closure. They'll spit out recommendations for 2026 regulations and nod along to updates on Congressional funding for vessel position data collection. Sounds like sleepy seafood admin, right? Wrong. This is ground zero for the regulatory machine that could squeeze Gulf Coast fishermen into oblivion, forcing more folks into the welfare web and amplifying the chorus for Big Government solutions. Here's the 2A hook: commercial shrimpers aren't just salty seadogs; they're the epitome of self-reliant Americans, armed with rifles for protection against pirates, poachers, and the occasional alligator overboard. When overregulation—like those Texas closures—idles boats and craters incomes, it erodes the independent coastal culture that breeds 2A stalwarts. Remember, the Gulf produces over 70% of U.S. shrimp, sustaining thousands of jobs in red states like Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi—battlegrounds for gun rights. If this panel greenlights tighter quotas or expands tracking mandates (hello, surveillance state lite via vessel GPS), expect bankruptcies, urban migration, and a diluted voting bloc for pro-gun policies. It's the slow boil of federal overreach: fund the trackers with your tax dollars, then use the data to handcuff livelihoods. 2A patriots, tune in virtually—it's public, after all—and flood the chat with pointed questions tying shrimp regs to liberty erosion. This isn't about prawns; it's a microcosm of how D.C. meddling in markets metastasizes into assaults on self-defense. Support Gulf shrimpers with your wallet (buy local, boycott imports), and remind pols that armed citizens on the water keep the coasts free. One bad advisory panel vote, and the next emergency could be gun grabs disguised as fishery conservation. Stay vigilant, shipmates.

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Here’s the 2A hook: commercial shrimpers aren’t just salty seadogs; they’re the epitome of self-reliant Americans, armed with rifles for protection against pirates, poachers, and the occasional alligator overboard. When overregulation—like those Texas closures—idles boats and craters incomes, it erodes the independent coastal culture that breeds 2A stalwarts. Remember, the Gulf produces over 70% of U.S. shrimp, sustaining thousands of jobs in red states like Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi—battlegrounds for gun rights. If this panel greenlights tighter quotas or expands tracking mandates (hello, surveillance state lite via vessel GPS), expect bankruptcies, urban migration, and a diluted voting bloc for pro-gun policies. It’s the slow boil of federal overreach: fund the trackers with your tax dollars, then use the data to handcuff livelihoods.

2A patriots, tune in virtually—it’s public, after all—and flood the chat with pointed questions tying shrimp regs to liberty erosion. This isn’t about prawns; it’s a microcosm of how D.C. meddling in markets metastasizes into assaults on self-defense. Support Gulf shrimpers with your wallet (buy local, boycott imports), and remind pols that armed citizens on the water keep the coasts free. One bad advisory panel vote, and the next emergency could be gun grabs disguised as fishery conservation. Stay vigilant, shipmates.

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