How America's Biggest Indoor Shrimp Farm Sells 2 Million Shrimp Every Year - Dan Does
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On this episode of ‘Dan Does’, host Daniel Geneen visits LA-based company TransparentSea, which aims to grow the biggest, happiest shrimp using cleaner, cheaper, and more sustainable growing conditions. Geneen watches the process firsthand to see if this model works and is actually better for the environment.
For more info on TransparentSea visit: www.transparentseafarm.com/
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Credits:
Host: Daniel Geneen
Producer: Daniel Geneen
Director: Connor Reid
Camera: Connor Reid, Jimmie Armentrout III
Associate Producer: Julia Hess
Editor: Christian Moreno
Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Supervising Producer: Stefania Orrù
Associate Director of Audience: Terri Ciccone
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Shrimp is the food of the sea, you can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, Sautee it, they have some shrimp kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan fried, deep fried, stir fried, pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp in potato, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich and that's about it
@YungSpadez365
2 жыл бұрын
😁 I haven't seen that movie in a min
@anniekekoegelenberg1301
2 жыл бұрын
Gump 😂
@bwabymafia
2 жыл бұрын
Lool omg I didn’t even clock on! Silly me
@thomashothersall176
2 жыл бұрын
Shrimpin bidness
@majoroldladyakamom6948
2 жыл бұрын
😅 🤣 😂 One of the best movies of all time... 👏👏👍👏👏
This is my nephew! Im so dang proud of him! Hardworking...smart...and loves our planet!
@TheMindset-Pilipinas
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, Your nephew is the brain of this shrimp technology? How can i get in touch with him? I want to ask him if we could bring his technology to the Philippines?
@nilnil8411
2 жыл бұрын
That's incredible ma'am
@stevegwizzle3560
2 жыл бұрын
Cap
@xgymratx
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheMindset-Pilipinas and take the technology to maramag bukidnon and hire my hard working in-laws
@Dan-xx5jq
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant guy! 👏 Wishing him much success!
The guy who's tackling sustainability is absolutely awesome... Seriously, so many monkeys out there being unrealistic assuming the world will jump ship simply for sustainability, unfortunately humanity will only jump for the better/cost effective product, not sole better morality. I hope his method makes waves, absolute legend.
@stefanpigford6088
Жыл бұрын
Farm raised salmon, shrimp, lobster have draw backs too.
@ululug6381
Жыл бұрын
@@stefanpigford6088 One step at a time as long as it's realistic, sustainably better than the last and more convincing to the populace. The perfect step forward is never perfect it seems.
@stefanpigford6088
Жыл бұрын
@@ululug6381 that's a interesting quote....like Socrates...🤔
@chrisshell6178
Жыл бұрын
It seemed to me that the shrimp should be cheaper if they are farm raising them. If I'm paying money I'd rather shrimp from the sea pver farm raised. They don't have to pay a boat full of guys to go out and catch them. I realize they had to make the whole production plant though...
@stevedevice1866
Жыл бұрын
Enjoy eating your microplastics.
This guy is the real life Buster from Arrested Development. It didn't occur to me until he started laughing while crawling in the tank.
@wintermonroe2894
Жыл бұрын
😆😆😆😆
@danielbrown813
Жыл бұрын
I came here to say this.
Been there myself! Steve is a passionate guy really and changing the game of sustainability. The shrimps are legit second to none! The soft shell shrimps are by far the best I’ve ever had. Keep kicking ass Steve & TransparentSea
@lulucastillo7269
2 жыл бұрын
Where can i buy this?…..i don’t buy shrimps that come from an asian country because the way they farm is bad…
@JmbutPetal
2 жыл бұрын
@@lulucastillo7269 bad how? Lol.. i own several shrimpfarms in Indonesia.. one farm we produce around 100-150ton per anum.. we got size 25-35.. we practice golden standard.. no antibiotics.. only the best feed available.. we even have a treatment system for the waste water.. our shrimp accepted (requested) due to the darker colour of the shrimp so when they cook it, the colour of the cooked shrimp will be red.. not pink.. not pale colour.. so, define "bad" lol..
@danyalhussain2123
2 жыл бұрын
@@JmbutPetal some people are quite uneducated about products they buy so don't take it to heart
@JmbutPetal
2 жыл бұрын
@@danyalhussain2123 yeah.. i am not.. 😁 just want to educate that not all products from outside of the US are bad products.. they are not the center of the universe.. we, outside the US, also can produce good product with ethical, green methods.. 😁
@AlA-pb3mf
2 жыл бұрын
@@JmbutPetal I'm making a trip to Indonesia in near future for other reasons. I am so fascinated with aquaculture; if there is an opportunity to visit one of your farms I would be pleased.
I love the idea of a sustainable shrimp farm. The ability to produce a marketable product in 3 months is fantastic. I hope this takes off throughout the country. I wish I had the money to invest in this.
@fuckyoutube5584
2 жыл бұрын
But thats not natural. Imagine all the chemicals pumped into the tanks.
@riverakers
2 жыл бұрын
@@fuckyoutube5584 Not chemicals beneficial bacteria to counteract the ammonia and feces released by the shrimp. No chemicals needed. Actually chemicals are the enemy of this type of biological environment.
@stevesutton
2 жыл бұрын
@@fuckyoutube5584 I can't believe I'm replying to this... but we don't use any chemicals at the farm in the video. That's the whole point of doing it under control. Thanks.
@DBT1007
2 жыл бұрын
Also, shrimp is good for meat source. Besides the protein content, it's also about.. They're the "cleaner". And need little food. Just give some nutritional liquid and they will eat that. And also filtering the water a bit. But they also produce poop though. Basically all kinds of insects are good. Be it land insects or the aquatic insects like shrimp here.
@themarksmn4181
2 жыл бұрын
@@stevesutton What you are doing is amazing! Would love to see something like this in a more landlocked location (OKLAHOMA!!!) Where we dont have a cost efficient source of FRESH seafood. Would totally volunteer our "family farm" as a test bed if you would be interested in expanding to this market.
The main guys giggle 😃 is funny 😁 😂 to point of near passing out..... Love it....
We have a shrimp farm in East Tennessee, of all places, and they sell amazing quality shrimp with
Great to see someone actually think logically and responsibly about growing and harvesting shrimp. Well done! I really wish Transparent Sea all the success with their continued efforts to farm shrimp.
I had shrimps from a local restaurant that buys shrimps from TransparentSea. These were very different, sweet, juicy, bouncy, and just wonderful!!!
I wish i would have known of Steve a decade ago, i was at that time, doing some heavy contemplation on indoor shrimp farming and considering a pilot build in my back yard. I used to spend some time on a family shrimp farm in Thailand and was always looking at those same challenges and inefficiencies. The biggest issue there is risk of losing a whole crop due to contamination. Seeing that precisely controlled water quality is awesome and the key to a long grow period. Kudos to Steve and TransparenSea crew! Great job.
@NoTaboos
Жыл бұрын
"I wish I had known..." Not "would have known".
@IzziedeD
Жыл бұрын
@@NoTaboos sorry, no. what you said has a different meaning than what i said.
@NoTaboos
Жыл бұрын
@@IzziedeD Wrong. Your grammar is flawed.
@IzziedeD
Жыл бұрын
@@NoTaboos i never claimed correctness. i write how i talk & if you don't like it, you can lick my butt pimples 🤗
@anonnyanonymous4800
Жыл бұрын
@@IzziedeD I just googled the difference and learned the following: “The same mistake occurs with the verb “wish.” You can't use the conditional perfect when wishing something had happened; you again need the past perfect. Correct: I wish I had known. Incorrect: I wish I would have known. Correct: I wish you had told me.”
That's a brilliant idea... Sourcing stuff locally for stuff like shrimp seems really smart... And probably the technology finally caught up to the point that this was possible... (Always had it in the back of my mind, when people have shrimp tanks as a hobby w)
Insane to think that is this tech takes off and they're successful enough to be competitive with southeast Asia, they aren't only tackling the waste issues, food miles, and quality issues but also modern day slavery.
@TheChaz96
2 жыл бұрын
Nothing will tackle modern day slavery, sadly
@dogipillar
2 жыл бұрын
Also a huge problem with killing native otters and other wildlife that come to the shrimp farms to eat.
@milessimpson328
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheChaz96 nothing can tackle modern day slavery all at once, but every industry developed away from needing it chips away at the incentives that result in slavery in the first place
@daycmetrollingdeihatin5100
2 жыл бұрын
@@milessimpson328 you see thats a fallacy.... There is an abundance of unqualified manpower desperate for money. If you take away incentives for slavery and make manpower obselete.... They starve. As horrid as it is its still better than starving.
Love white shrimp. I have white shrimp for dinner almost every week. I can easily make 20 different dishes with it. Always wonder how they are farmed as I read the package that reads "Farm Raised". Great video!
@mbawg
Жыл бұрын
unfortunately this is not how grocery store shrimp are farmed
@IzziedeD
Жыл бұрын
l can tell you a bit about shrimp farms in Thailand, we had a family shrimp farm there many years back. It's hard work, hot, and muddy. large grow ponds have a mix of local fresh water and trucked in salt water. Aeration and pumping is operational for the majority of the day and the shrimp farms are often located far off the grid, so the aeration and pumping is diesel powered, not electric. workers have to feed bags and bags of food to the shrimp every day, and typically someone has to be posted at all hours to protect against animals and birds (fecal contamination) and thieves. if contaminants do enter the grow pond, the entire population could die, and thus if any dead shrimp show up it's a bad sign. If many shrimp start to die off, then the harvest truck is called, and the entire pond is preemptively harvested at once. jumbo sized and up farmed prawns in Thailand can fetch a lot of money, even when compared to wild caught, just because of how difficult it is to get them up to size. I think other countries shrimp farms are similar, at least through SE Asia.
@KailuaChick
Жыл бұрын
Farm raised isn’t the same operation as what you’re seeing in this video.
I would love to do that and use aquaponics systems to filter the water. That way veggies could be grown from the shrimp waste.
It makes me happy to see how great American ingenuity works! Good luck and great job!
Farmed prawns grown two miles from Gold N' Stuff in Downey! That is not something I thought I would run across today. Awesome
It works. Only in LA where you pay $128 for a plate of shrimp.
@mariecole196
8 ай бұрын
Omg
@Blue_G707
29 күн бұрын
😂
Great idea. Great for the environment as well. I hope you can get these into grocery store soon.
Excellent production. Thank you sharing!
I love this!!! It produces jobs abs clean shrimp. So much of our shrimp comes from overseas. It’s good to see this happening in America. I am Elated to see this. Where can I purchase your product ?
WOW! That was - and IS fantastic. I prefer my shrimp cooked and headless but have had raw(but not live). This methodology and philosophy is just incredibly inspirational! GOOD LUCK!!!!
This is awesome. I'd love to visit this farm next time I'm in LA
7:11 I see you 😊
@turtle7288
3 ай бұрын
How did you only get 6 likes?
@zoophilstdr5252
3 ай бұрын
@@turtle7288for real🤣
@user-sk5vu8rh5u
Ай бұрын
Bro what's up
I came for shrimps but left fangirling hard at that animal technician: the gorgeous Martin Heithe 😅😁
That is awesome. Wish you guys had mentioned more about the problems with harvesting shrimp from the sea and the amount of by catch
@ruturajyadav5130
2 жыл бұрын
Watch Forest Gump
@jermainerace4156
Жыл бұрын
There really arent' that many problems with harvesting shrimp: they are a very fast growing species that replenish themselves quickly, and by-catch is always a problem, but it's mostly associated with dragging and long lines, it's not that big with an operation like netting shrimp in open water. Also, by-catch is a resource in itself: it becomes fish meal, which is what many fish/shrimp farms use to feed their livestock. I find it suspicious that they didn't seem to mention the diet used in this farm.
@likeorasgod
Жыл бұрын
These aren't shrimp, they are prawns. Two different species.
@stefanowirawan6658
Жыл бұрын
@@jermainerace4156 there are alot of problems with harvesting shrimp lol
@ParadigmUnkn0wn
Жыл бұрын
@@jermainerace4156 they're using commercial shrimp feed, which I expect is probably grain based and fortified with vitamins and minerals. Nothing great, nothing terrible. Expect to see some ingredients in the feed like _hydrolyzed wheat protein, corn gluten meal, and pre-gelatinised starch_ then a long list of vitamins and minerals.
This process is very innovative right here in Los Angeles; Salute!
I'm loving the seafood videos! Great job!
Love this! Big step for a more sustainable future :)
Dan is the man, one of the best host
@gamingraccoon7288
2 жыл бұрын
Lieutenant Dan!
@EdwardAlcala
2 жыл бұрын
@Glenn Watson no one’s perfect
@altonbrownluva
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@skippypasta-sauce3121
2 жыл бұрын
He seems like a really nice guy which is an excellent quality, but he needs to stop being so much of a drama queen. If he shed that he would be perfect.
@thisguy73
2 жыл бұрын
@Glenn Watson The laugh is distracting
Being successful don't happen by magic, success depend on the action or step you take to achieve it,show me a man who doesn't have investment and l'l tell you how soon he’ll go broke, investment is like building a safe heaven for the future .with the right choice of investment that has at least 1% minimum risk, and with the guidance of an expert, profit and interest should be 90% guarantee.
@johnchristmas4053
2 жыл бұрын
Most people remain poor only because friends and relatives discouraged and advised them against investing and trading Bitcoin while the wise ones kept investing and growing higher financially.
@ginadaniels9499
2 жыл бұрын
I've come to realise that there's no secured job in NY, you get employed today and get sacked the next month.
@stevenjeffery2332
2 жыл бұрын
@@ginadaniels9499 This was exactly the point l was trying to make with my friend, there's no good paying jobs, that was why l rushed into crypto and Bitcoin trading and I see crypto as a safe heaven
@robertdaniels1261
2 жыл бұрын
That's 100% true because the jobs I saw was just less than $1000 weekly which is very bad for a short parent with 3 kids
@carolinepeters3368
2 жыл бұрын
That was why I got involved in Forex/crypto since 2020, now I can pay my bills without depending on any good pay job.
Hope this guys process blows up and keeps it exactly how he started the business. I would pay the extra to have good clean shrimp that ain't produced in disgusting living conditions.
This is the future of seafood farming & leaving our oceans alone to be rebuilt & to rebound. More power to you, as a Aussie come on down and set up shop current price is $25-$65kg for tigers, if you could drop the price Aussies would buy these weekly.
@stevesutton
2 жыл бұрын
Farmer Steve here. Thanks. How much did the first electric car cost? Point is, with some success and scale, especially at a cheaper site the price will come down. Look forward to getting these to you and producing them more affordably as soon as possible!
@crispiestcrisp7451
Жыл бұрын
Wait do you call shrimp tigers in Australia
@fskhankhan6155
Жыл бұрын
@@crispiestcrisp7451 He maybe referring to P Monodon as tiger shrimp.
@CountingStars333
Жыл бұрын
Ocean farming is decent too. Too much to just leave the oceans alone though.
Fun video! Great to follow the prawns' journey to your plate. ;-)
Thank you very much for sharing this intresting prawn farming .
They are living the Bubba's dream.
What a fantastic project
Awesome Video. As a San Diego based Chef, knowing they are pretty local is amazing. I never knew about them until this video!!!
Am super interested in this. As a truck driver in the state, this is a idea I would love to bring to my country of origin jamaica...big consumer of shrimp...this is a great idea and a big market if I could ever bring this idea there.
That cackle as he entered the water. 😂😂😂
It seems as though shrimp out of many water species would be more compatible with this sort of production. I remember my first fresh wild caught shrimp and how they reminded me of actual candy they were so unbelievably sweet.
Amazing! The future looks delicious!
The beauty of this is mass replication across the country to make food closer to those eating it. Cutting out transportation, using less fossil fuel, and more control over propagation.
Nice! We need more people like this!
I used to sell aquarium shrimp. Honestly some of the easiest money I have ever made. They breed like crazy and all I had to do was feed em, pack em and ship em.
Wow those shrimp look incredible.
@trex2092
2 жыл бұрын
Kind of pail and wimpy compared to Wild Caught Gulf Shrimp.
This is such an amazing idea. The faster we can stop ocean farming, the better. You can't tell the difference between farmed vs. wild. Anyone who says they can is making it up. The sustainability here is so impressive. This would also give you the ability to live in places like the Midwest and still get ultra fresh seafood at a much lower price. Anyone whos been to a quality seafood restaurant somewhere not close to the ocean knows how expensive it gets when they're flying it in daily.
Awesome…we need more of this entrepreneural zeal! Nice job guys 💪🏻😀
Folks claim these guys are generous. But I found them to be quite shellfish. 😁😁😁
@peefrimgar14
2 жыл бұрын
You can’t man, you just cant
This is super kool. Love seeing how people are solving food problems with what appears to be ethical and clean.
@RaeuberFotzenRotz
2 жыл бұрын
How is this ethical? You’re delusional. Shrimp is needless, it’s a luxury food.
This interviewer is great. Asking great relevant questions.
That is by far the cleanest shrimp tank I've ever seen.
This and the American Unagi episode blow my mind honestly it's crazy it's taken this long for stuff like this
@altonbrownluva
2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! We will do more
I don’t even eat shrimp; 24 years in the restaurant business has some weird effects. But I love this series and the quality of these vids. Keep ‘em coming!
@theeccentric7263
2 жыл бұрын
Do you know something we don’t?
@paperonthewall4526
2 жыл бұрын
Quit hiding mann...let out the secrets.
@immakmsfr1908
2 жыл бұрын
u allergic to seafood
@PhantomFilmAustralia
2 жыл бұрын
Is there a shrimp shecret we need to know?
@ryzonnathan1491
Жыл бұрын
you dont like the cockroaches of the sea? LOL
Amazing stuff!
To make that even more sustainable, they could maybe try growing seaweed or even clams/mussels, that would use the shrimps waste. As a seafood enthusiast, knowing how much we are harming the oceans, I'm so excited seeing these kinds of projects pop up all around the world, and seeing them work!
Soft shell shrimp is amazing.
@kenneth9874
Жыл бұрын
Yes they are, one of the benefits when you work on a shrimp boat! Lol
Love the series!! :)
@altonbrownluva
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!!!
Doing such a work of shrimp is goddess work
Why is there music that makes it sound like a sophisticated team of world-class thieves is pulling off the heist of the century
Looks complex, definitely need a lot of working knowledge to even start something like this
@ninja.saywhat
2 жыл бұрын
yeah, i'd rather raise tilapia, much easier than this.
@fuckyoutube5584
2 жыл бұрын
@@ninja.saywhat crawfish seems a lot easier now
@ungoyone
Жыл бұрын
@@ninja.saywhat What would you rather eat tho? I much prefer shrimp over tilapia. Was raised with tilapia and like it but it's no gourmet fish.
@ninja.saywhat
Жыл бұрын
@@ungoyone you're probably just hindered with limited cooking skills specially with sorts of fish dishes. you'd be amazed that "no gourmet" fish can actually be turned into quite a fine dish, and besides i was talking about raising tilapia for the market not for self consumption.
pretty cool project. and that aguachiles looked divine
Wow! Thâts crazy! In Vietnam my uncle use to raise tiger shrimp in big pond outside! I didnt know that we can do indoor!
Whoever this guy is congratulations man you doing with a lot of people could have done but you making it happen good luck man watch out for the haters.
@JoseRamos-mv2ty
2 жыл бұрын
My step mom would soo suck his 🍤
Great job! Maybe this could lead to Scallops,Abalone, Lobster,King Crab, Salmon, Halibut whatever you want. The world is your oyster.
@hamadilawson4471
Жыл бұрын
Salmon are definitely farmed indoors also.
“This room is really hot, it is 86 degrees here” - Reading from my natural 100 F environment 😮.
I work in shrimp farming feed and probiotic and water treatment supply industry. we don't sell much in any quantity in the USA. nice to see this in the US. ironically I was born on National shrimp day.
Very good and encouraging ! Most farmed creatures coming from Asia are raised in filthy conditions. Keep up the good work here in USA !
This is amazing. Hope I can do that too someday.
This makes sense. Well done.
This shrimp is 24 dollars a pound!!! I can buy wild caught for 5 a pound straight off the boat in a heavily regulated sustainable fishery in Louisiana.
@rocketpropelled
2 жыл бұрын
You seem to be thinking logically. It's California. If you build enough hype the facts don't matter.
@omgawall222
2 жыл бұрын
Bro everything is expensive af in California
I high key really like the dan does series.
@dastreetspart3370
Жыл бұрын
nah. he's a wimpy dork. so fragile.
@lexolexoh
Жыл бұрын
What?
Americans and Mexicans don’t know how blessed we are to have delicious gulf shrimp. I have been around the world and the only other place with shrimp as good as ours are in Vietnam and south China.
I'm so happy Buster Bluth got a job!
Typically in southeastern part of Asia you will have couple of type of shrimp farm some are in the mud some are made out of concrete and have a well filtered system but this is entirely different way and probably the better way
@Tonyhouse1168
Жыл бұрын
Mud doesn’t require burning a ton of fossil fuels to create
As a shrimp-lover, shrimp farms are such a blessing. Pollutants in the ocean being what they are, something like this is... wait for it... shrimpy amazing.
Sun Shrimp in Florida has been doing this for many years and have perfected this process already.
This is great for showing people what seafood farming is really like. Most people will only eat wild caught without caring and think farms are inferior. This looks great though, i would love to try a shrimp from here. I want to BE a shrimp and swim around that raceway, because that's awesome
@mandrake925
Жыл бұрын
Well some of the farms aren't necessarily about quality. Farmed salmon has higher omega 6 fatty acids compared to wild caught salmon. Omega 6 isn't good. Wild salmon also higher in omega 3 which is good. I'm sure that isn't the case for all farmed salmon but its the overall case.
@Cleeon
Жыл бұрын
@@mandrake925 agreed with salmon, me too prefer Alaskan wild caught salmon
Quite poetic that Dan has the laugh of a dolphin.
After seeing shrimp farms in asia this is beautiful to see
Wonderful set up ,would like to see more research ,and investment in this sector across the world ,we love shrimp.!
My ribs are hurting laughing so hard from that guy's laugh😅
I see why he's doing it in L.A. now after looking at their website. Their prices are crazy. People in a different area wouldn't pay that much. I'll stick to wild caught Gulf of Mexico shrimp I've caught and eaten all my life here in Southern Mississippi.
@nastynas9610
2 жыл бұрын
You unpatriotic swine. You have to be a liberal to be buying from the golf of Mexico. We need to keep america great by buying MURICAN made! 🇺🇸
@ungoyone
Жыл бұрын
If he were to scale up I wonder how much that would affect the price.
@pablovalencia6737
Жыл бұрын
@@ungoyone he would need to buy/lease more very expensive facilities
Dreaming to have my own kind of shrimp farm 😁
@troypolamalusamoanislandsp4821
2 жыл бұрын
Just run a Cockroach Farm. Cockroaches and Shrimp are the same.
@Gilvids
2 жыл бұрын
@@troypolamalusamoanislandsp4821 get off the drugs fool
@troypolamalusamoanislandsp4821
2 жыл бұрын
@@Gilvids how about you do some research and know your stuff. It's funny how Shrimp 🦐 are the Roaches 🪳 of the Sea the shit cleaners of the Sea 🌊 but people think they are a delicacy.
@chesterjohnmayor2803
2 жыл бұрын
@William Smith Not having any dreams or ambitions is a symptom of lacking motivation. And motivation means the desire or willingness to make an effort in one's work.
@cianchim9034
Жыл бұрын
@@troypolamalusamoanislandsp4821 No they are not.cockroaches have disgusting organs and blood that smells like urine.And shrimps meat seems like regular fish meat and tastes really good and smells like fish rather than land bugs.thats why we are not disgusted by sea bugs.Land bugs are disgusting
I like scrimps. When I was a kid, I ordered scrimp at every restaurant.
My family operates fishponds in the Philippines. From March to August we import milkfish fry from Indonesia grow it in our fishpond then after around 45 days we sell it. but in the months of September to December when milkfish growth slows down and mortality rate is high due to colder weather we grow white leg shrimp (we call it vannamei). In an 8 hectare fishpond we put around 500,000pcs of shrimp fry(costs around $1000). After 3 months we harvest the shrimp, if we are lucky we get around 2000kgs if not only around 800kgs. In November the price of shrimp is around $6-$8 per kg and $10-$12 in December just before Christmas.
They should grow plants with the water from the shrimp pools, that would filter the water more efficiently and add a second source of revenue.
@PhantomFilmAustralia
2 жыл бұрын
Use oysters to filter the water instead. You can make big money off those bad boys.
@ether23-23
Жыл бұрын
That would add many more variables, not worth it.
@jonathancheng7848
Жыл бұрын
@@ether23-23 yeh I agree, its obviously a sustainable model as it is, I wouldn't muck around with the system. It will require additional research if planning to expand business and also capitalise on other bypass products. What they should do is focus on breeding and hatchery. Saves them relying on shipments in long run.
@brandoncousins8673
Жыл бұрын
Or make a shrimp fertilizer from the waste...wouldn't change anything or cost much at all to start
I love this as i find it hard to get sustainable seafood & know how sustainable it really is. But what is the shrimp FEED made from? Is that sustainable?
@nathanielmaghanoy6441
2 жыл бұрын
According to an article I read about them today, the shrimp food is fish, fish oil, and some vegetables.
@pebblepod30
2 жыл бұрын
@@nathanielmaghanoy6441 It can also by insect larve.
Looking in from England and never eaten a shrimp but found this video fascinating...
@PhantomFilmAustralia
2 жыл бұрын
Gordon Ramsay would be appalled! You're missing out on a staple of the sea. A simple shrimp cocktail is one of the greatest, yet simple entrees out there. Give them a go.
I can’t eat shrimp but I find this extremely fascinating
awsome idea! Just a question, how much fertiliser can this business create and can it be used for agriculture purposes?
@stevesutton
2 жыл бұрын
It definitely can and will produce fertilizer, in different forms.
@tidakbolehsebutnama3991
Жыл бұрын
@@stevesutton im interest to get info about recirculation water for shrimp farm... please..
@alandscape7401
Жыл бұрын
Hi @steve Sutton. From where should I get technical advice if I have the money to invest in this field. Thanks
Good video, but I wish you'd go more into detal about sustainability and WHY this is a preferable method compared to traditional techniques!
Even if I could, I would never suck the innards of shrimp farmed elsewhere. Kudos to this facility for producing healthy clean products.
What a beautiful thing!
I don’t know why but he reminds me of buster from Arrested Development lol
@JohnChoidotOrg
Жыл бұрын
He has the same level of goofiness.
awesome...hopefully they can get something going with crawfish too.
@martisbvk
2 жыл бұрын
Crawfish is sustainably farmed in rice paddies in North Carolina.
@VROCSone
2 жыл бұрын
@@martisbvk yeah but not here in California. It's really expensive to get live crayfish here since it's mainly flown in.
@VROCSone
2 жыл бұрын
California is too hot and too dry for rice paddies so we'll need an indoor solution much like this shrimp farm here in california
@kenneth9874
Жыл бұрын
I thought that there was a healthy population of Louisiana red swamp crawfish in the delta out there
Thats awesome how this guy in Los Angeles farmers shrimp inside a building and they're awesome the locals restaurants are so lucky to get fresh shrimp everyday
congratulations Steve, you are passionate about your profession, blessings to you and your project, I hope you get results of growth, spreading the good idea and offering fresh shrimp products. I am from Sinaloa, Mexico; and I really recognize that your project is possible, viable, sustainable. the difficult and permanent part is always economical to remain and grow, it is true how delicious and fresh shrimp is, and also that it can be healthier for raw and semi-raw consumption, operationally it will be successful, as an added idea they have thought about marketing live shrimp?, for restaurants and small commercial and residential nurseries, I firmly believe that this line of sales and income they would have few competitors and while they take the time to modularly scale the original idea.
The cost is $22.50 a pound for 21-25 size shrimps!!!! That is very high when I can get 21-25 HLSO White Shrimp from Restaurant Depot and other restaurant supply warehouses for less than $6 a pound for a 24 pound case of HLSO. Though I prefer Black Tigers... it is just not that profitable anymore to use Black Tiger
@orionkresse9376
2 жыл бұрын
Fresh 14-18 NC Greentails aren't ever more then $10 a pound usually! Great concept to help an expensive area stay expensive and provide what they 'expect'.
Awkward ending but good vid 😂