OceanBoy Farms' hurricane preparedness paid off, focus now on area communities

CLEWISTON, Fla., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Located in South Central Florida,OceanBoy Farms, Inc. has emerged as strong as ever in an area particularly hard hit by Hurricane Wilma. All of its employees are safe, and with the implementation of its hurricane preparedness plan, OceanBoy was able to protect its facilities from severe damage and keep its organic shrimp secure.
While back-up electric generators allow shrimp harvesting to be completed at OceanBoy, power outages, blocked roads and fuel shortages in the area have made travel difficult. However, at the end of harvesting OceanBoy will aid its South Floridian neighbors in recovery efforts. OceanBoy will donate ice to area residents without electricity, as power outages will leave many without
refrigeration for up to three weeks. OceanBoy takes pride in its commitment to the local community as the second largest employer in Clewiston, and is eager to lend a helping hand during this difficult time.
"While there are certainly repairs that will need to be made, it is
business as usual at Florida's only inland shrimp farm," says OceanBoy President and COO Steve Walton. "We have systems in place to deal with the damage and are continuing to harvest and process shrimp, maintaining our productivity and meeting consumer demands."
OceanBoy will provide much-needed USA-produced shrimp to the marketplace, given the devastation Hurricanes Katrina and Rita inflicted on Gulf Coast wild shrimpers and shrimp farmers. OceanBoy Farms is the scientific leader in the development, production and marketing of healthy, delicious and
environmentally friendly shrimp and is the only successful large-scale producer of USDA-certified organic shrimp in the United States.
The company can produce 25 tons of ice a day and will set up distribution in the Clewiston Wal-Mart shopping plaza parking lot at 1005 West Sugarland Highway (US-27) to accommodate people in a centrally located area.
Distribution will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday, November 1. The company will schedule further distribution depending on demand. As the ice is not bagged, people are requested to bring their own containers, coolers
or bags.
Company representatives are available to accommodate media tours of the farm and its processing plant during these last few days of harvest, or at any time.

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OceanBoy Farms, Inc.