This devoted husband-and-wife duo, high school sweethearts who have navigated life and business together for over 35 years, have poured their passion and hard work into ensuring a consistent supply of locally caught shrimp.

David and Kim Chauvin, a fourth-generation seafood family, have built a thriving business empire in Dulac and Grand Isle, Louisiana, encompassing seafood companies, processing plants, and supply operations, all rooted in their faith, optimism, and commitment to quality and loyalty.

Kim states, that her husband's 17 years as a commercial fisherman have earned him the trust and respect of the local fishing community, leading many of them to do business with the company named after him due to his understanding of their needs and his established relationships.

David's journey into the seafood industry is deeply rooted in his family's legacy, following in the footsteps of his great grandfather, grandfather, and father who were all commercial fishermen, thus making him a fourth-generation fisherman. Building upon this foundation, David later expanded his involvement by becoming a first-generation dock owner and processor, demonstrating a natural progression and entrepreneurial spirit within his established seafood heritage.

The Chauvins, driven by faith and determination, overcame industry challenges to become a leading Louisiana seafood processor, serving a growing customer base of retail shops, restaurants, and bait shops. Their operation is intense during shrimp season, with the team unloading a massive 12,000 pounds of shrimp per hour and working up to 40 hours in the first two days, a testament to their dedicated and loyal crew.

• Founded in 2003, Mariah Jade Seafood Company, is named after the founders' daughter, Mariah Jade, born in 1996. The name also signifies their operational assets, including their processing plant and dock that was located in their backyard on Petit Caillou, and their main 73-foot trawler vessel, called Mariah Jade. Therefore, the Mariah Jade Brand was created.
• In 2010, David Chauvin Seafood Company was open, at this location you can find the main office, unloading dock, supply dock such as non ethanol fuel, salt, ice, retail shop where the public can buy fresh and locally caught shrimp, and with a little bit of luck and speed customers may encounter David Chauvin himself.
• In 2013, David and Kim became the new owners of Blue Water Shrimp Company. Bluewater Shrimp is an IQF processing plant Their product capacity (pounds per day) includes: Cryogenic tunnel 25,000, Plate freezers 7,000-8,000, Per boat 5,000-6,000packs cryogenic and plate frozen shrimp under the Chicky Lou & Mariah Jade brand names.
• In 2020, Kim and David Chauvin became the new owners of Huey Ice Company. Huey Ice Company is a supply dock for all commercial or recreational fishing.
• Also in 2020, expanded David Chauvin Shrimp Company's name to Cocodrie, LA. David Chauvin's Seafood Company of Cocodrie, was just like the David Chauvin in Dulac this dock was used to unload fresh shrimp, also as supply dock such as non ethanol fuel, salt, ice, retail shop where the public can buy fresh and locally caught shrimp. But in 2021, everything changed when Hurricane Ida hit. Leaving David Chauvin Seafood Company in Cocodrie as a memory.
• In 2025, became the new owners of Dean Blanchard Seafood Company in Grand Isle, then renamed it to Kim Chauvin's Seafood Company, unloads fresh shrimp, also as supply dock such as non ethanol fuel, salt, ice, retail shop where the public can buy fresh and locally caught shrimp.

Facing hardship in 2000 due to a flood of imported shrimp, David and Kim's shrimping business was revitalized when Kim's drive to boost income led them to expand into processing, marking a significant elevation of their operations.

When operating as a dock and processor, and dealing with multiple clients, sustainability and traceability are important factors to the Chauvin's, whether it’s teaching fishermen about these issues, or doing what’s necessary to maintain a high measure of quality and consistency in their product. Kim says every effort is made to promote, develop, and adhere to standards that will “keep the mom and pop businesses of our industry sustainable.”

“One of our biggest strengths is that we began in this business as commercial fishermen and still own three vessels, understand what it takes to catch shrimp, and know what it takes to bring in top-quality shrimp to the dock for our customers,” Kim says. “We are proud of our shrimp and want consumers to know they came from us. Our shrimp are traceable to our boats, and can be traced further to the processor, restaurant, bait shop, or retail location where it is carried.”

David admits work is his hobby and shrimp are his life. It’s all he’s ever known and he’s proud to have followed the path of Chauvin fishermen who have gone before him. As far as he is concerned, one thing is for sure, it’s all about family. He says none of the success would be possible without the strength and support of his wife and three children: “My family is just so important to me,” David says. “We are so blessed to live the way we live, meaning, to be able to work with your family is just one of the greatest gifts I think a man could have.”