Farmers like Trung Tin are responsible for raising and harvesting the shrimp as well as caring for their habitat. Just like wild shrimp, these shrimp feed naturally among the mangrove’s gnarly roots, so maintaining the forest is crucial to the farm’s success. A portion of the mangrove trees are harvested for timber every 10 years, and the harvested area is re-planted to restore resources for the next generation.

From Pond to Processing in 2 Hours

Harvest happens quickly in the mangrove forests. In the pre-dawn hours, shrimp is netted from the pond and immediately put on ice to be sorted, then swiftly transported to a nearby collection center. After initial quality checks, it’s labeled for traceability back to the specific farmer; this lot code follows the shrimp from this point to our shelves. A fast transfer to a pristine processing facility near the farm is next, where the shrimp are cleaned, peeled, deveined, and packaged before being shipped to Wegmans. (Naturally, because these shrimp are EU Certified Organic, no antibiotics or chemicals are ever used.) This entire journey, from pond to processing, takes only about two hours!