paper towels. Total length of the shrimp was 

 measured to the nearest millimeter, and the 

 sex was determined for each individual. 

 Weights of individual whole and beheaded 

 shrimp were recorded to the nearest one- 



tenth gram. The same techniques were used 

 to behead shrimp as are commonly used in 

 the shrimp industry. Length-frequency dis- 

 tributions of these samples are given in 

 table 1. 



Table 1. --Total length-frequency distributions of royal-red shrimp collected from three areas, 



October and November 1965 



