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
.
Image ID: fish6450, NOAA's Historic Fisheries Collection Location: Texas, Galveston Photo Date: 1960 circa Photographer: D. Patlan Credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection
