Growing up in the family shrimp farming business, Ngo Quoc Tuan peeled his first shrimp when he was five. Today he is VP of one of Vietnam's most successful shrimp producers and processors and has been instrumental in the company's numerous sustainability certifications, including Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Friend of the Sea.

IntraFish Media: How did you enter the seafood industry and why? What drew you to it as a career?

Ngo Quoc Tuan: The seafood industry, especially the shrimp farming and processing industry, has been my family's business for two generations.