Research Projects

Economics & Marketing

Research professionals from the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics are working together on a 2-prong approach of Marketing and Economics. Research is underway to develop a long-term marketing plan and program for wild-harvested shrimp focusing on domestic product marketing and promotion. Economic researchers have interviewed industry members, prepared operational budgets, and explored potentials for shrimp processing facilities in South Carolina.

• Inventory Status Report (January, 2005)
• Potential Infrastructure Needs Over the Next Five Years
• Examples of Six Successful Niche Marketing Programs (PDF, 476KB)
  
• Marketing Wild Caught South Carolina Shrimp: Lessons Learned From Agricultural (PDF, 312KB)
  
• Preliminary Findings of 2003 SC Shrimp Trawling Industry Survey (PDF, 268KB)
  
• The South Carolina Shrimp Trawling Industry 2003 Survey Results (PDF, 124KB)
  
• Cost and Returns Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel file, 80KB)
  
• Cost and Return Analysis (PDF, 116KB)
• Potential for Shrimp Processing in South Carolina: Summary of Findings
• Options For Processing Shrimp Landed in South Carolina: Summary (PDF, 376KB)
  

Food Science & Human Nutrition

• Quality Assurance (PDF, 76KB)
  
• Extended Shelf Life
• Packaging & Infrastructure
• Microbiological analysis of shrimp
• Shrimp sensory analysis (PDF, 20KB)
  

Shrimp & Tourism

• Making the shrimp-tourism connection (PDF, 240KB)