The broxm and piak shrimp, like the brown and red shrimp from 

 the west coast, are grooved shrimp. 



The vjhite shrimp is usually taken during daylight in the 

 vicinity of Ciudad del Carmen in depths of less than 15 fathoms. The 

 brown shrimp is most abundant off the northeast coast from Veracruz 

 northward and in the area immediately west of Carmen. It is cau^t at 

 night in depths as great as iiO or hS fathoms. Most of the catches are 

 made in lesser depths., The pink shrimp is also caught at night in depths 

 generally between 15 and 25 fathoms. The center of the pink-shrimp 

 fishery lies in a triangle between Areas Keys, Campeche and Champoton. 

 The Mexican trawlers rarely fish north of Areas Keys or Campeche. 



A represeiToative sample of over 500,000 pounds of shrimp landed 

 at Ciudad del Carmen throughout the year i95U contained 3? percent white 

 shrimp and 63 percent bi'own and pink shriiap combined. The white and 

 brovm shrimp run larger than the pink. Over 62 percent of the white and 

 about 66 percent of the brown were 26-30 to the pound (heads-off) or 

 larger. Less than 33 percent of the pinl. were of comparable size. The 

 size distribution for each species and for all species combined is shown 

 in table 15. 



TABLE 15.— DISTRIBUTION BY SP5CIES AND SIZE OF SHIffl^P LANDED AT 

 CIUDAD DEL CARMi^N, MliXICO, /^ PP:RCeOT OF TOTi^J. CATCH, 19514 



(Size designated by number to pound, heads-off basis) 



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