INDOOR SHRIMP FARM

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Shrimp is the premier seafood; and demand for the curved crustaceans is at an all time high. Many of today’s shrimp are harvested on farms, part of the burgeoning aqua culture movement. Some say aqua culture is preferable to decimating wild stocks at sea. But, others say it takes an undue toll on the environment. But, one Michigan shrimp farmer says he has an answer: grow the shrimp – indoors. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Wendy Nelson explains.

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