White shrimp legislated as Georgia’s official crustacean

NATURAL RESOURCES

Gov. Brian Kemp brought his bill-signing tour to Brunswick Thursday, signing a package of measures related to coastal issues.

House Bill 1341 declares the white shrimp Georgia's official crustacean. White shrimp account for 70% of the state's annual shrimp harvest, Kemp told coastal Georgia political and business leaders during a ceremony at the state Department of Natural Resources Coastal Regiona…