Shrimp Food Facts

Why Wild Caught Georgia Shrimp?

The “Wild Caught Georgia Shrimp” you are about to enjoy are considered to be one of the best shrimp products in the world. With only five to six million pounds harvested annually, local, wild-caught, Georgia shrimp are truly special.

The natural food source comes from the nutrients supplied by the clean waters,
Spartina marshes and estuaries that define the Georgia coast. This coastline also includes hundreds of private or state owned barrier islands which lend to the regions untouched natural beauty. The Atlantic Ocean forces bring tidal changes of six to eight feet combined with natural filtration through Georgia's expansive marshland, giving our shrimp a sweet succulent taste and a good texture that can only be reproduced here in the wild. Unlike farm raised products, the Georgia shrimp industry is totally sustainable.

By Contrast, Farm Raised Shrimp:

Leading shrimp producing countries: China, Thailand, Vietnam and Brazil.

Imported Shrimp accounts for 90% of U.S. consumption and the vast majority is farm raised

Let’s take the largest exporter Thailand.  Total production is 80% farmed.

Best location for these farms is on the coastline just above the mangrove forest.  Farming practices are both non-sustainable and destroy the natural ecosystem. In Thailand alone, they have killed 640,000 acres of their 960,000 total acreage of natural mangrove forest. Depending on the farming practices the average life of a shrimp farm is 2-4 years. As a result of the chemicals used (antibiotics, excrement and fertilizers) and shrimp population waste itself, the pond dies destroying the underlying soil as well.

To thaw Shrimp:

Remove bag from box. Place in sink and fill with cold water. Once you can remove block shrimp from bag, do so and place shrimp back in water. Changing the water a couple of times will speed up process (give 30 minutes to an hour). Shrimp will fall off the outside first, so if you do not want to eat all five pounds, take what you need and then place remainder of block ice in a zip lock bag and put in the freezer. Don't try quick thawing methods like placing it in hot water, boiling or micro-waving. This will ruin the flavor by pre-cooking.

IMPORTANT: Shrimp have extremely sharp tails so handle carefully.