The arrival in Palacios of Ted Bates, Sr.’s “Helen B” from Alabama and its inaugural shrimp run at Palacios Bayou in 1922 signaled the beginning of an industry which endures today. Multi-generation shrimping families still head to the Bay and Gulf during “open season” despite continuing economic pressures on the traditions of the seafood industry. Over 7 million tons of shrimp were landed at the Port in 2012.