Shrimp
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A shrimp is a common name typically used for crustaceans with an elongated body and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion. The name usually refers to decapods belonging to the Caridea or Dendrobranc
A bigclaw river shrimp from the Neotropics. Prawns are sometimes stated to be "large shrimp" or alternatively "freshwater shrimp", but this large-bodied, freshwater crustacean is a caridean shrimp, and is rarely referred to as a prawn.
The Shrimp Girl by William Hogarth, circa 1740–1745, balances on her head a large basket of shrimp and mussels, which she is selling on the streets of London
Double-rigged shrimp trawler with one net up and the other being brought aboard
Shrimp fishery
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The shrimp fishery is a major global industry, with more than 3.4 million tons caught per year, chiefly in Asia. Rates of bycatch are unusually high for shrimp fishing, with the capture of sea turtles
Shrimp trawler preparing to set gear off the coast of Oregon
Shrimp Boys at Cromer by William Collins, 1815
A traditional push net, to be operated by hand near the coast. In use in The Netherlands up to 1955.
Shrimp fisherwomen on the Paris beach, early 20th century