What struck me first was the incredibly beautiful location of the farm along the coast of Malaysia. Purpose of its location is to utilize the rise and fall of tides to fill and drain what I'll call 'shrimp ponds'. Quite ingenious, actually, using Mother Nature to do the grunt work!
The owner of this operation outside of Tawau literally perfected the waters and conditions so shrimp will grow in his ponds. It takes a total of 3 months for them to grow to maturity and, judging by the number of shrimp he pulled out of the water from tossing a 6 foot square fish net, he definitely produces enough to make a good living and ship worldwide.
This operation is gated and protected with guards because the locals know that one pail of shrimp from his ponds would provide them a daily wage. Here are a few shots of workers maintaining the ponds, the first showing the floodgate between a pond and canal that directs the water to and from the ocean.
