Setting shrimp trial net

Icing shrimp catch

Icing shrimp catch

Unloading shrimp off DUDLEY while tied up outboard of Seven Gran's

Injecting biological stain into a shrimp with a hypodermic syringe. This staining technique provides a method of studying the movements and growth of shrimp.

Marking shrimp with biological dyes. This staining technique provides a method of studying the movements and growth of shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico.

Shrimp marking paraphernalia

Injection of dye into the tail of a shrimp. One of the methods of marking shrimp developed by the University of Texas, Institute of Marine Science, under a Saltonstall-Kennedy contract.

Marking shrimp with a tag

Recommended method for handling the individual shrimp for injection. The needle is inserted through the articular membrane of the sixth abdominal joint. (Same as image fish6442)

Measuring shrimp

"Net-eater shark, Carcharhinus malpoelensis, attacking a dead porpoise.

Tagged shrimp on post card.

Experimental shrimp farming ponds and holding tank

Experimental shrimp farming pond drained for harvesting.

Pumping experimental shrimp farming pond dry for harvesting shrimp

BCF biologists periodically sample shrimp grown in 1/16 acre experimental ponds at Galveston to obtain information on length and weight increases. These data helped determine the economic feasibility of shrimp farming in the United States .

Determining volume of water filtered by plankton net for sampling shrimp larvae

Identifying and counting shrimp postlarvae which are systematically sampled to determine trends in their density, and hence provide and index of future shrimping success in Gulf waters.

Typical life history of commercial Gulf of Mexico shrimp

Experimenting in attempts to rear commercial varieties of Gulf shrimp from egg to adult under controlled conditions.

Vertical temperature gradient in which behavior of postlarval shrimp and fish is observed.

Small vessel outfitted for biological research in Gulf coast estuaries. The FWS vessel TOMMY Box conducting plankton tows.

A modern shrimp cannery, that of the Southern Shell Fish Company.

Patterson Shrimp Company processing facility, a modern raw-shrimp plant.

Patterson Shrimp Company processing facility, a modern raw-shrimp plant.

A small shrimp drying platform

Shrimp trawlers in port

Shrimp luggers tied up alongside the dock of shrimp plant

Offshore trawlers tied to the dock

A typical Louisiana offshore trawler of about 60 feet overall length and 16 net tons.

A typical catch of Pacific coast pink shrimp showing mixture of shrimp and fish.

Inspecting packaged Maine shrimp

Inspecting a new product - Maine shrimp packaged with sauce.

Inspecting a new product - Maine shrimp packaged with sauce.

Line drawing of brown shrimp protozea II

Line drawing of brown shrimp nauplius I

Line drawing of brown shrimp mysis II

Line drawing of brown shrimp postlarava I

Line drawing of brown shrimp

Shrimp studies involving marking of shrimp by injection of special dyes. PL-309 Program.

The white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus) drawing after Rathbun

Testing toxicity of pesticides on postlarval shrimp contained individually in 25 -cc reagent bottles.

Culling a shrimp catch off the Surinam coast. At the time of this picture, over 25 U.S. vessels were engaged in shrimping in this area.

A 400-pound catch of Royal Red shrimp taken in a 40-foot trawl in approximately 200 fathoms.

Catch of Royal Red shrimp taken in a 40-foot trawl in approximately 200 fathoms.

Trawl rollers necessary for rough-bottom trawling

Shrimp in plastic respiration vessel. This apparatus was designed to determine the oxygen consumption of shrimp and indicates that brown shrimp respiration may be greater than white shrimp.

Transportation of bait shrimp

Large brown shrimp taken by the BCF ship OREGON in the 40-50 fathom depth range. OREGON explorations were instrumental in extending the range of the commercial fisheries for this species into deep water.