Indoor shrimp farming could grow into big Michigan industry

Local indoor shrimp farmer has developed technology that could change the commercial shrimp industry in Michigan.

According to excerpts from the article:

Today, Russ Allen is looking for a way to build a shrimp Rouge Plant -- a pollution-free, recirculating facility that could breed, grow, process and ship a million pounds of shrimp a year.

It's not as far-fetched as it sounds. Allen, who spent 23 years establishing outdoor shrimp farming in Central and South America, has been raising shrimp indoors in Okemos since 1994 at his Seafood Systems research facility.

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