Shrimp Farmed Locally May Soon Hit Plates In Las Vegas' Restaurants

Something new is in store for seafood lovers who dine at Las Vegas casino restaurants.

Starting in September, restaurants such as RM Seafood at Mandalay Bay and Nove at the Palms might be serving locally grown shrimp from the Blue Oasis shrimp farm in North Las Vegas.

Yes, that’s right: Shrimp farmed locally rather than flown in from the Gulf, thus shrimp that are fresh, not frozen.

The farming process comes from scientist Adrian Zettell, who is chief operating officer of the only saltwater harvest pond in the U.S.

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