Flood waters may have contributed to a meager shrimp harvest since 2016, but local shrimpers are hoping conditions will be more favorable this fall. Albert Hebert of Berwick, a shrimper for 60 years, said the catch has been down during the past two years, and those shrimp haven’t been good-sized, either. High water in the region probably had a lot to do with the lackluster catch in 2016 and 2017, Hebert said. The catch of shrimp offshore has started to pick up somewhat, but the inshore catch hasn’t seen any recent improvement, he said. Hebert stays inshore to catch his ...