Inside The Life Of A Shrimper

I was given permission to film EVERYTHING that happens on this commercial shrimp boat for 7 days to share with you what their life is really like 😲

What's special about this vessel is that it's the only working shrimp boat in the Florida Keys, which re-began it's operation in 2021 (was out of commission for 30 years). Shrimping used to be home to a large number of shrimp boats back in the 80s, but tourism took over and the price to dock a boat became too expensive. After many years of hard work, this crew now has their boat docked at the harbor that hasn't seen a shrimp boat in over 30 years. It's really history in the making.

If you'd like to purchase their shrimp, please contact them below:

Next time you're in Key West, go visit them or join in on their next shrimp boil! They are in between Schooner's Wharf and Waterfront Brewery.

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To the Miss Key West crew, thank you so much for your kindness and for the opportunity to experience what it's like out there!

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[justinvillanueva]

Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. There's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it.

[sjpavur]

These shrimpers/commercial fishermen are like farmers and truckers…they are the backbone of America! God bless and protect them.

[rltszdw]

I'm a commercial shrimper in Alabama. It's a hard life, but some of us find it very rewarding. Like Mike said, we are getting choked out by imports. We aren't greedy, just a little needy. BUY LOCAL! If you don't have local shrimp, make sure you purchase wild caught American! shrimp!!

[rkgaustin]

To hear those hard working men talk about how much they love our great country is a message that needs to be shared more often. Thank you shrimpers!

[johnandrews]

I worked for little Mark for years he truly is one of the best captains out there and he always catches glad to see he's still doing good

[bayoulafourche]

I'm a louisiana girl since birth. My dad flew crop dusters but worked on shrimpers in-between crops. It was such a wonderful life. We were always healthy and brown. They used to have these guys parked along the roads that sold fresh shrimp, crawfish and oysters out of their trucks. They sold stuff by the bushel or half bushel and everything was in a burlap bag. God i miss those days. When my dad was on the boats, he brought me things like octopus and such. What happened to us?

[Piloteer]

My dad (RIP) worked as a shrimper and skippered several boats during the 60's, 70's, 80's, and part of the 90's. He shrimped out of Key West, FL., South Carolina, and Sneads Ferry, NC.

[cliffordplasd]

Put a huge smile on my face real Americans caring for each other and their community. Big thank you to all of the hard working men in this video.

[gsd]

One thing I learned in almost 2 decades of fishing on offshore fishing boats. Is attitude makes the difference!!!.

[ChrisinOSMS]

I was part of a Coast Guard Patrol Boat crew in 1993 out of Group Mobile (Gulfport, MS to Apalachicola, Fl) when climbing aboard these vessels we’d either see flippers and blowholes or fins and teeth as we jumped from the RHIB to the transom. We kept the night-time schedule for boardings and used the daylight to transit to the next fishing ground. We got about 4 hrs sleep a day for 14 days at a time. Turtle Excluding Devices (TED’s) were controversial at that time, and I was amazed at the amount of bycatch caught in the nets back then. It looks like the bycatch reduction devices being used today are doing there jobs, too. These are hard working folks and I have a lot of respect for the work they do.

[stunter]

Always happy to see good people being recognized and I hope the locals support this operation. When a business cares about the community means the world to me

[mickfeagan]

I worked on a long line halibut boat in Alaska in 1970. I loved it. This made my evening mate. I am 73 retired in Hawaii. Thanks for the great show braddah. ❤

[idetailnorthwest]

That’s my best friend from Key West, Jimmy Phelps!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 so proud of you Bubba!

[zzompy]

The giving back to the community bit, that's a lot of love and respect out there. If everyone knew how hard they work...and thanks to this channel, now they know. ❤❤❤

[Drevils]

Probably the most chilled crew I've watched. No yelling no bickering just enjoy what they do.

[metalinmotion]

This was awesome to see the skill of these hardworking crew members doing what they love in their element!

[bobfoster]

These guys are hard working great people! This video shows the sun filled beautiful days out at sea. my father was a commercial clammer and I had a AWESOME childhood growing up on the water. Dont be fooled, the sea can be a very dangerous place in all types of weather. I remember the winter months especially. Never felt cold like those days. Wind constantly blowing, waves taller than the boat! I miss that life. wonderful summer times, cold and relentless winters. i can remember my dad saying to me, "the cold is coming". Ya dont have to worry much about the cold in florida, but when the weather comes in, its a whole different world. Thanks for the video, brought back a lot of memories.

[in-sc]

Much respect to this hard working crew! We love our shrimp. God bless yall. Thank you for what you do. ❤

[Jbnilles]

Thank you guys for all you do. We so appreciate you!!

[tmw]

that dog is the most important person on that ship, its amazing