date:Apr 30, 2014
an aquaculture outreach specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Extension, said Wisconsin farmers have tried to raise shrimp in outdoor ponds in the past, but the regions climate isnt ideal for operations. Its always good for the industry when a farmer tries to raise a product in a new way, Johnson said.
Shrimp is one of the highest-consumed seafood products in the United States, so the markets are there, Johnson said. Its just a matter of whether the shrimp can be produced economically to