Kauai Fishermen Bring Deep-Sea Shrimp Back To The Dinner Table 0 The once popular seafood became somewhat of a delicacy over the years, but some consumers are now getting a fresh taste.
NAWILIWILI, Kauai – Hawaii’s sweeping variety of seafood is the stuff of greatness.
Fresh-caught mahi-mahi yield delicate filets. Octopus, also known as he‘e and tako, supply squid luau. Ahi provide poke, seared steaks and more – the list of species and dishes goes on and on.
But consumers know some local seafood is hard to come by. A Kauai-based vessel is now pursuing one such delicacy of the deep: “amaebi,” certain marine shrimp belonging to the genus Heterocarpus.
“They’re more delicate than other shrimp you can buy,” said Devin Silva, who sails out of Nawiliwili Harbor with his father Vinnie Silva. “They’re very juicy … they’re coming up from (1,500 to 3,000) feet deep.”
