How America's Biggest Indoor Shrimp Farm Sells 2 Million Shrimp Every Year - Dan Does

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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[@usamaepekonis]

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]

😁 I haven't seen that movie in a min

[@anniekekoegelenberg1301]

Gump 😂

[@bwabymafia]

Lool omg I didn’t even clock on! Silly me

[@thomashothersall176]

Shrimpin bidness

[@majoroldladyakamom6948]

😅 🤣 😂 One of the best movies of all time... 👏👏👍👏👏

[@brewster13ful]

This is my nephew! Im so dang proud of him! Hardworking...smart...and loves our planet!

[@TheMindset-Pilipinas]

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]

That's incredible ma'am

[@stevegwizzle3560]

Cap

[@xgymratx]

@@TheMindset-Pilipinas and take the technology to maramag bukidnon and hire my hard working in-laws

[@Dan-xx5jq]

Brilliant guy! 👏 Wishing him much success!

[@ZachKing]

7:11 I see you 😊

[@turtle7288]

How did you only get 6 likes?

[@zoophilstdr5252]

​@@turtle7288for real🤣

[@user-sk5vu8rh5u]

Bro what's up

[@ululug6381]

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]

Farm raised salmon, shrimp, lobster have draw backs too.

[@ululug6381]

@@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]

@@ululug6381 that's a interesting quote....like Socrates...🤔

[@chrisshell6178]

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]

Enjoy eating your microplastics.

[@JayyDreezzayy]

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]

Where can i buy this?…..i don’t buy shrimps that come from an asian country because the way they farm is bad…

[@JmbutPetal]

@@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]

@@JmbutPetal some people are quite uneducated about products they buy so don't take it to heart

[@JmbutPetal]

@@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]

@@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.

[@riverakers]

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]

But thats not natural. Imagine all the chemicals pumped into the tanks.

[@riverakers]

@@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]

@@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]

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]

@@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.

[@Just_Pele]

We have a shrimp farm in East Tennessee, of all places, and they sell amazing quality shrimp with

[@comfortablynumb9342]

I would love to do that and use aquaponics systems to filter the water. That way veggies could be grown from the shrimp waste.

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

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.

[@claire79322]

I had shrimps from a local restaurant that buys shrimps from TransparentSea. These were very different, sweet, juicy, bouncy, and just wonderful!!!

[@barsona]

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)

[@IzziedeD]

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]

"I wish I had known..." Not "would have known".

[@IzziedeD]

@@NoTaboos sorry, no. what you said has a different meaning than what i said.

[@NoTaboos]

@@IzziedeD Wrong. Your grammar is flawed.

[@IzziedeD]

@@NoTaboos i never claimed correctness. i write how i talk & if you don't like it, you can lick my butt pimples 🤗

[@anonnyanonymous4800]

@@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.”

[@ndewingful]

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]

Nothing will tackle modern day slavery, sadly

[@dogipillar]

Also a huge problem with killing native otters and other wildlife that come to the shrimp farms to eat.

[@milessimpson328]

@@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]

@@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.

[@smallberries]

Farmed prawns grown two miles from Gold N' Stuff in Downey! That is not something I thought I would run across today. Awesome

[@DCJNewsMedia]

The main guys giggle 😃 is funny 😁 😂 to point of near passing out..... Love it....

[@mmuzzatti]

It makes me happy to see how great American ingenuity works! Good luck and great job!

[@louielamlouie]

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]

unfortunately this is not how grocery store shrimp are farmed

[@IzziedeD]

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]

Farm raised isn’t the same operation as what you’re seeing in this video.

[@brandon7913]

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 ?

[@bobbritch9555]

Great idea. Great for the environment as well. I hope you can get these into grocery store soon.

[@xplicitmike]

This is awesome. I'd love to visit this farm next time I'm in LA

[@thetobaccoguy1751]

It works. Only in LA where you pay $128 for a plate of shrimp.

[@mariecole196]

Omg

[@Blue_G707]

😂

[@michaeldaniels2937]

This process is very innovative right here in Los Angeles; Salute!

[@Search4TruthReality]

Excellent production. Thank you sharing!

[@RichKulakowski]

Love this! Big step for a more sustainable future :)

[@Dentistmann]

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]

Watch Forest Gump

[@jermainerace4156]

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]

These aren't shrimp, they are prawns. Two different species.

[@stefanowirawan6658]

@@jermainerace4156 there are alot of problems with harvesting shrimp lol

[@ParadigmUnkn0wn]

​@@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.

[@andydowell3332]

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!!!!

[@truckingwithgarry.t8699]

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.

[@vampireknightvk]

This interviewer is great. Asking great relevant questions.

[@asanoen1777]

What a fantastic project

[@nilarmyint611]

I came for shrimps but left fangirling hard at that animal technician: the gorgeous Martin Heithe 😅😁

[@TommieG60]

Awesome Video. As a San Diego based Chef, knowing they are pretty local is amazing. I never knew about them until this video!!!

[@Ava_Orchid]

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.

[@iantojones4322]

I'm loving the seafood videos! Great job!

[@alfredozertuche784]

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.

[@RayMak]

This is so super amazing!!! So extremely efficient and very very sustainable

[@UncleRuckus7600]

You again

[@rvierra7235]

Think again...do the research, dont take the word of a "promotional" video. It is well known and documented how unhealthy farm raised seafood is.

[@UncleRuckus7600]

@@rvierra7235 not all seafood is bad or worse farm raised. Some fish just can't handle being in a small area and get sick. Mostly big fish

[@EdwardAlcala]

Dan is the man, one of the best host

[@gamingraccoon7288]

Lieutenant Dan!

[@EdwardAlcala]

@Glenn Watson no one’s perfect

[@altonbrownluva]

Thank you!

[@skippypasta-sauce3121]

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]

@Glenn Watson The laugh is distracting

[@ObesePuppies]

Amazing! The future looks delicious!

[@AngieMeadKing]

Amazing stuff!

[@johnnytran125]

Wow! Thâts crazy! In Vietnam my uncle use to raise tiger shrimp in big pond outside! I didnt know that we can do indoor!

[@dodgygoose3054]

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]

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]

Wait do you call shrimp tigers in Australia

[@fskhankhan6155]

@@crispiestcrisp7451 He maybe referring to P Monodon as tiger shrimp.

[@CountingStars333]

Ocean farming is decent too. Too much to just leave the oceans alone though.

[@houdannycomedymagic8642]

Fun video! Great to follow the prawns' journey to your plate. ;-)

[@Hallu91]

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!

[@ganeshpersaud5948]

Thank you very much for sharing this intresting prawn farming .

[@jrtstrategicapital560]

Awesome…we need more of this entrepreneural zeal! Nice job guys 💪🏻😀

[@casonwoody]

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]

😆😆😆😆

[@danielbrown813]

I came here to say this.

[@kunalkhune3635]

Doing such a work of shrimp is goddess work

[@shaunhall960]

Nice! We need more people like this!

[@thirtysixforfun]

This and the American Unagi episode blow my mind honestly it's crazy it's taken this long for stuff like this

[@altonbrownluva]

Yes!!! We will do more

[@awarepenguin3376]

Wow those shrimp look incredible.

[@trex2092]

Kind of pail and wimpy compared to Wild Caught Gulf Shrimp.

[@gouf_respecter4881]

I saw a post on 4chans business board about someone doing this in the Midwest years ago, I think I should test this out myself

[@metaldetectingthenortheast1294]

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.

[@Debate_everything]

This is super kool. Love seeing how people are solving food problems with what appears to be ethical and clean.

[@RaeuberFotzenRotz]

How is this ethical? You’re delusional. Shrimp is needless, it’s a luxury food.

[@nhbilly]

Soft shell shrimp is amazing.

[@kenneth9874]

Yes they are, one of the benefits when you work on a shrimp boat! Lol

[@Andarius]

That is by far the cleanest shrimp tank I've ever seen.

[@goretraumic9608]

one of the must humble videos ive seen in awhile

[@cknorris3644]

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.

[@sms3037]

After watching such videos I am always curious about the business operations. How labor intensive is the process? How big is the harvest?

[@c_turfgrass7773]

This makes sense. Well done.

[@bigsixx565]

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]

My step mom would soo suck his 🍤

[@akshayd211]

Love the series!! :)

[@altonbrownluva]

Thanks so much!!!!

[@mattypants]

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.

[@YgiulAiramAst]

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.

[@RedVelvetRabbit]

I high key really like the dan does series.

[@dastreetspart3370]

nah. he's a wimpy dork. so fragile.

[@lexolexoh]

What?

[@Pr0HoN]

Good video, but I wish you'd go more into detal about sustainability and WHY this is a preferable method compared to traditional techniques!

[@tempmail1]

Sun Shrimp in Florida has been doing this for many years and have perfected this process already.

[@jasonloghry]

pretty cool project. and that aguachiles looked divine

[@wheel1775]

Great idea. I’m always nervous eating seafood as I never really know what kind of water it was raised in. I’d be curious to know if these shrimp have a different flavor than ocean raised. Much like grass fed beef versus a factory cow.

[@joshpoi886]

Looks complex, definitely need a lot of working knowledge to even start something like this

[@ninja.saywhat]

yeah, i'd rather raise tilapia, much easier than this.

[@fuckyoutube5584]

@@ninja.saywhat crawfish seems a lot easier now

[@ungoyone]

@@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]

@@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.

[@shrimptastic-life]

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.

[@chris26bpm]

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

[@carolinejayes157]

Wonderful set up ,would like to see more research ,and investment in this sector across the world ,we love shrimp.!

[@datboiderrty]

After seeing shrimp farms in asia this is beautiful to see

[@chesterjohnmayor2803]

Dreaming to have my own kind of shrimp farm 😁

[@troypolamalusamoanislandsp4821]

Just run a Cockroach Farm. Cockroaches and Shrimp are the same.

[@Gilvids]

@@troypolamalusamoanislandsp4821 get off the drugs fool

[@troypolamalusamoanislandsp4821]

@@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]

@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]

@@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

[@viecastillo]

This is amazing. Hope I can do that too someday.

[@hannahpumpkins4359]

I worked at a shrimp farm in the Florida Keys!

[@brega6286]

Very good and encouraging ! Most farmed creatures coming from Asia are raised in filthy conditions. Keep up the good work here in USA !

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

I really enjoy this show, Dan is the best :)

[@LoweredCongress]

THANKYOU !!!!

[@adama8955]

WHAT A GEEK!!

[@Tonyhouse1168]

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]

Do you know something we don’t?

[@paperonthewall4526]

Quit hiding mann...let out the secrets.

[@immakmsfr1908]

u allergic to seafood

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Is there a shrimp shecret we need to know?

[@ryzonnathan1491]

you dont like the cockroaches of the sea? LOL

[@reddo84]

awsome idea! Just a question, how much fertiliser can this business create and can it be used for agriculture purposes?

[@stevesutton]

It definitely can and will produce fertilizer, in different forms.

[@tidakbolehsebutnama3991]

​@@stevesutton im interest to get info about recirculation water for shrimp farm... please..

[@alandscape7401]

Hi @steve Sutton. From where should I get technical advice if I have the money to invest in this field. Thanks

[@colinfshoell]

That's awesome!

[@eduardoribeiro383]

I saw no mention on the origin of the larvae. It's a very important input to judge sustainability and social responsibility of the whole project.

[@jhh70]

It is people like this that should be getting grants, they are really forward thinking. really well done.

[@stephenrichard2893]

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]

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]

I've come to realise that there's no secured job in NY, you get employed today and get sacked the next month.

[@stevenjeffery2332]

@@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]

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]

That was why I got involved in Forex/crypto since 2020, now I can pay my bills without depending on any good pay job.

[@Luckyduck82180]

I can’t eat shrimp but I find this extremely fascinating

[@pedrogaxiola801]

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.

[@pebblepod30]

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]

According to an article I read about them today, the shrimp food is fish, fish oil, and some vegetables.

[@pebblepod30]

@@nathanielmaghanoy6441 It can also by insect larve.

[@FUDKOPOP]

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]

Mud doesn’t require burning a ton of fossil fuels to create

[@user-dz7dy6go9c]

I'm so so interested in this amazing idea

[@MrMotherfuck123]

The idea is great.

[@dustywitherwax2682]

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]

You seem to be thinking logically. It's California. If you build enough hype the facts don't matter.

[@omgawall222]

Bro everything is expensive af in California

[@jeffjefferson2676]

This is the way to go for food production. Indoor in a warehouse. Maybe one day we will see warehouses stacked on top of each other, or maybe even stories underground with a forest on top. Im looking into indoor farming of plants. Fish and shrimp is a great idea! Greetings, Jeff

[@gluehuff43]

What a beautiful thing!

[@jeffarcher400]

Great job! Maybe this could lead to Scallops,Abalone, Lobster,King Crab, Salmon, Halibut whatever you want. The world is your oyster.

[@hamadilawson4471]

Salmon are definitely farmed indoors also.

[@robthenash]

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]

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'.

[@SumeragiChain]

That cackle as he entered the water. 😂😂😂

[@brittany7573]

I love keeping aquariums. This would be taking my hobby into a business.

[@marcgarrett5427]

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]

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]

If he were to scale up I wonder how much that would affect the price.

[@pablovalencia6737]

@@ungoyone he would need to buy/lease more very expensive facilities

[@bronzegod8037]

I used to eat commercially harvested shrimp quite often; maybe 1/4-1/2 pound per week, then I became allergic. I have been getting retested every year and my reaction has gone down considerably. My allergist is to the point where he says he thinks I can try shrimp again. I read that farm raised white legged shrimp have almost zero chance of causing an allergic reaction. I would love to try some.

[@trex2092]

Shrimp is not a food to be eaten TOO often, iodine and cholesterol can be a problem.

[@richardeverett7124]

You have to think about the feed. Where does the fish meal in the feed come from. One of the problems I have seen is they catch fish that are to dirty for human consumption but then turn around an process it into fish food. If there is dioxin in the fish it going to be in the food made out of those fish. I want feed any food that has fish meal from the Baltic sea for example.

[@iamwisdomsky]

@@trex2092 you mean like other meats? they contain cholesterol too and much worse

[@donaldendsley6199]

@@richardeverett7124 The vast majority of fish meal comes from fish that are suitable for human consumption. The big species that are caught and turned to meal are Anchovy, Menhaden, and Herring.

[@richardeverett7124]

@@donaldendsley6199 some fisheries are not suitable for human consumption but they still harvest fish for export as protein in fish foods. I enjoy aquaculture very much but the cheap sourced fish meal that ends up as protein in commercial feed contaminates these closed environments. The fish end up with restrictions, safe to consume once a month kind of thing. It a dirty secret. You will notice that commercial fish feeds first ingredients are soybean meal an soy bean hulls maybe corn gluten or cheap cotton seed meal. They are used to get the protein up but also dilute the contaminated fish meal. Commercial fisheries will grind their scraps an cook it for a feed additive also . I can walk out to the highway at night an smell the protein trucks as they drive by. The trucks smell like road kill because they are full of guts,heads an other parts.Their protein ends up in almost all pet food in North America . I have had feed commercially mixed for me for years for our livestock. The entire animal feed industry is products an by products. I have run across urea treated pellets that are coated in molasses. I could roll the pellets open are read them because they were made from newspapers an magazines. Medicated hog feed has lincomycin or LINCOMIX 50 in it. If they don't clean the equipment of any residential feed an meal horse feed it will kill the horses its fed to. Also the same thing with commercial poultry feed that has arsenic in it to encourage appetite. If any of that ends up in cattle feed it will cause severe illness or death. The feed industry isn't as clean as you may think it is.