Homegrown Shrimp Debut: Couple Builds Indoor Aquaculture Operation in Williamsburg
Local shrimp. That's right. Shrimp. From the Traverse City area.
It's a thing.
Carol and Stephen Karas have founded By the Bay Shrimp Company, operating their shrimp-growing facility out of a barn they've repurposed on their farm in Williamsburg. While they're both longtime real estate professionals and avid scuba divers, Carol decided to acquire a marine biology degree in aquaculture so she'd have something to do in retirement. She's 58, he's 56.
"Originally I thought I would propagate corals," Carol says. "We have a big saltwater...
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