Shrimp Farm

I got to visit a shrimp farm and take a look into the world of aquaculture. A very well-spoken lab technician named Diego showed me around the shrimp farm. First we visited the breeding tanks, then the maturation tanks. After the shrimp reach a certain age, they are put into large ponds. These ponds are like a feedlot for shrimp. Once they reach the desired size, the water is drained and and the shrimp are filtered out into a tank that is stocked with ice. From there, they go the processing plant, or they are sold whole.

They have to grow algae to feed the shrimp in the maturation tanks and to stock in the ponds.

Don't let my smile fool you. I didn't like touching that icky shrimp. That's Diego in the background.

I had to wear rubber boots, a lab coat, a mask and a hairnet inside the processing plant.

This was taken in the freezer where the shrimp are stored after processing.

Observing a shrimp harvest.