Shrimping West Texas

The Rise and Fall of the Permian Sea Shrimp Company

Bart Reid

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Texas Tech Press,U.S.
31 May 2024

History of the Americas; Fisheries & related industries; Aquaculture & fish-farming: practice & techniques

When you think of a marine environment, what do you picture? Wetlands, possibly; coastal shores, perhaps. When you think of a shrimp farm, what do you picture? Some folks who know a thing or two about aquaculture might say any marine or freshwater environment will do.

Bart Reid, one of the founders of the Permian Sea Shrimp company, is here to tell you otherwise. Shrimping West Teas is the story of that business and the history of the harebrained notion that farming shrimp is possible in the West Texas desert.

Spanning twenty years of successes and failures, Reid captures the quintessential West Texas entrepreneurial spirit, tallies the unique environmental factors that made this possible, and depicts the motley crew of businessfolks, scientists, and schemers who were part of the tale.

By: Bart Reid
Imprint: Texas Tech Press,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781682832110
ISBN 10: 1682832112
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 31 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bart Reid is a marine biologist and entrepreneur with over forty years' experience in all types of aquaculture, ranging from shrimp to fish to algae. He holds BS and MS degrees from Texas A&M University. In the 1980s he helped develop the hatchery techniques for breeding redfish and speckled trout that are used by the state hatcheries to restock bays and waterways in the Gulf Coast region. After many years in the shrimp farming business, he is now involved in algae culture for the production of both nutraceuticals and bioplastics. Bart has been awarded two patents: one for macro algae production and one for puncture resistant materials. He is an avid hunter and fisherman and divides his time between the Trans-Pecos area and the coast of Port Mansfield, Texas.