Figure 1?. — "Tapo" or weir used for catching young 

 shrimp in estuarine waters on the west coast of Mexico. 

 The part of the wing in the immediate f oregrcujid is 

 brush filled between two rows of piling which leads 

 to the narrower "palapa" barricade comprising the 

 section of the weir near the "chiqueros" or pens from 

 which the shrimp are dipped. Two "chiqueros" are 

 shown here. 



The small platform appearing to the rear of the 

 "chiquero" on the right is where the fishemian stands 

 while dipping out the shrimp. His dugout into which 

 the shrimp are emptied is tied alongside this platform 

 or "tapestle." 



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