Who Are We?
The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) is an organization of shrimp fishermen, shrimp processors, and other members of the domestic industry in the eight warmwater shrimp producing states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas.

Purpose
Founded in 2002, the SSA works to ensure the continued vitality and existence of the U.S. shrimp industry. The livelihoods of U.S. shrimpers are threatened by cheap, unfairly traded imported shrimp. The U.S market has become a dumping ground for shrimp that are turned away from other major seafood importing countries. Proposed restrictions on shrimp fishing and rapidly increasing costs of doing business also loom over the industry. The SSA is committed to preserving the long term viability of one of our nation’s most valuable fisheries, which for decades has been a foundation of the economy and social structure of countless coastal communities throughout the Gulf and Southeast regions.
Governance
The SSA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Board is composed of two elected representatives from each of the eight member-states, two Vietnamese-American Representatives, and two Business Committee representatives.
The Board sets policy and financial goals through majority rule decision making. The SSA has a small staff to implement Board decisions. It employs a full-time Executive Director and Executive Assistant.

Finances
The SSA’s accomplishments have required the services of a variety of individuals with expertise in areas such as fisheries biology, economics, and law. In addition, the organization has made contributions to state programs that benefit the U.S. shrimp industry, such as state marketing programs. The SSA has funded these efforts without federal appropriations.
The SSA’s budget is comprised of membership funds and other contributions to the organization.
As a 501(c)(6) trade association, the SSA files annual Forms 990 which are available for public review.
Board of Directors
Florida
Georgia
Vacant
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Lucy Pinell
Texas
Ken Garcia, Jr.
North Carolina
South Carolina
Vietnamese -American Representatives
Vacant
Business Committee
Executive Director
John Williams
john@shrimpalliance.com
Executive Assistant
Rachel Williams
rachel@shrimpalliance.com