Freshwater Perspectives

Inland Shrimp Farming


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There is no denying that people love shrimp. The National Marine Fisheries service’s estimates that 9 billon lbs. of shrimp is consumed yearly worldwide. The United States average consumer eats 4 lbs. of shrimp annually. Shrimp is both wild caught and farmed. Shrimp farming is a method to intensively produce shrimp for food and dates back centuries, and Shrimp farming is 55% of the global shrimp production. Today, we will cover moderns indoor shrimp farming, that is springing up in in places like Indiana and Iowa.

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Freshwater PerspectivesBy Riley Buley & Matt Gladfelter