This series follows the adventures, trials and tribulations of Dominic "The Dom," owner of a fleet of six shrimp boats in the Gulf of Mexico, and his crew of shrimpers from Alabama. They have 30 days in June-July to make their money by scouring the Gulf, looking for the best territory to drag their heavy funnel-shaped trawl nets over the seafloor like a mule pulling a plow. Shrimping has been part of the Gulf since the 17th century when fisherman used vertical nets up to 600 feet in diameter to scoop up the delicacy. With the invention of the flat bottom "otter trawl" along with motorized engines, the territory and depth of shrimping expanded. Currently the US harvests over half million pounds of shrimp and imports another 200 million pounds a year, more than any other country. The competition is fierce among Dom's boats, each crew working hard to bring in the biggest haul for the biggest payday. The series will follow a collection of these characters are they battle each other, the weather and crew from other companies. Big Shrimpin' opens a window unto a new part of America with its own culture and traditions.