Kothapalem Coastal Marine And Aqua Producer Company Limited

You can find us down in Kothapalem Village, which is part of the Nizampatnam Mandal. Our door number is 8-66 and we get our mail through the Kuchinapudi post office. Being this close to the coast in Guntur district really defines what we do. We are Kothapalem Coastal Marine And Aqua Producer Company Limited. It sounds like a mouthful, but we are just local folks working with what the water gives us. The air always has a bit of salt in it here. We don't have a big fancy office building; we mostly work out of a simple space right in the village. Most of our days are spent near the water or talking with the other producers around here. It’s a small community where everyone knows everyone else’s business. We have a lot of meetings under the shade because the sun gets quite strong in this part of Andhra Pradesh. We deal with marine stuff and fish, so things can get a bit messy, but that’s just how it is. It isn't a desk job where you wear a tie. We wear slippers and stay ready for the humidity. We are trying to keep the aqua business going for the village people. There’s a lot of paperwork to keep up with the government rules, so we sit at our table and fill out forms quite often. It’s a slow pace of life compared to the city, but it’s ours. We just keep going one day at a time.