Six to eight men comprise the crew of a trawler. They are 

 paid on a share basis after deducting operating expenses such as fuel, 

 food, and ice. The owner takes two or three shares for the boat, and 

 each member of the crew receives one share. 



Trips are made daily, the boats leaving and returning with the 

 tide. The trawl is the European type with long wings and 10- to 30- 

 fathom legs between the doors and the wings. The shrimp for local con- 

 sumption are not iced aboard. 



Figure 1. — Otter board used by Argentinian shrimp fishermen. 

 Mar del Plata, Argentina. 



