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 Aquaculture is an ancient art, and yet, there are so few functioning "fish farms" operating in the United States today that it is necessary to give proper recognition to some local "Maryland Boys" who are doing it right!
Today, Marvesta grows 30,000 pounds of shrimp a year and has served 20 restaurants in Baltimore, Washington, and the Eastern Shore.
An ambitious building plan will quadruple the operation, allowing the operation to grow 120,000 pounds of shrimp a year and serve another 50 restaurants by the end of summer. When the expansion is complete, the multimillion-dollar enterprise expects to also have shrimp available to the public through its website, marvesta.com.
"It is one of only a handful of indoor shrimp farms in the United States. Others are in Virginia, where Blue Ridge Aquaculture is still testing its operation, and in Michigan, where the small-scale Seafood Systems sells its shrimp to the public from its own market."
Marvesta owners—Fritze, Guy Furman, and Andy Hanzlik, all are in their 20s, had never worked in the commercial fishing industry. They simply saw a great need, and made their aquaculture dream into a reality. |
