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Week of Friday, July 10, 2026·Sources: NOAA Fisheries, Gulf dealers, EIA
Gulf shrimp dock price
$4.18/lb
▲ 6.2%vs. prior month
Red snapper ex-vessel
$5.85/lb
▼ 2.1%12-week avg
Marine diesel
$3.92/gal
▲ 1.4%Gulf Coast
For-hire bookings index
112.4
▲ 8.0%seasonally adj.
Seafood export value
$1.9B
▲ 3.3%YTD
Gulf shrimp dock price
$4.18 /lb
▲ 6.2%
10-week trend
10 wks agoThis week
Dockside price board
Ex-vessel, USD
Species / item
Latest
Wk
Mo
Gulf shrimp (16/20)
Headless, per lb
$4.18
+0.9%
+6.2%
Red snapper
Whole, per lb
$5.85
-0.4%
-2.1%
Gag grouper
Whole, per lb
$7.10
+0.2%
+1.1%
Stone crab claws
Medium, per lb
$24.50
+1.8%
+4.0%
Yellowfin tuna
#1, per lb
$9.40
-0.6%
+0.8%
Marine diesel
Per gallon
$3.92
+0.3%
+1.4%
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