THE CHINA MAINLAND 



ShrLnp are abiindant along irost of the coastal waters of the 

 mainland of China. The species Penaeus carinatus is especially abundant 

 on the north side of the Shantun(_ Peninsula and in the Yellow Sea, 

 Penaeus carinatus, Penaepis monoceros, and Penaeus japonicus are the 

 principal species caught off the coast at Hong Kong, 



Shrimp production seems to have been around 200 million pounds 

 annually, although no reliable figures are available. In any event, 

 about 80,000 fishenaen on junks fished mainly for shrimp and other shell- 

 fish. From Hong Kong alone, 600 junlcs operated shrimp beam trawls. More- 

 over, a larger number of small craft fishing in shallow estuarine waters 

 or inshore areas contributed substantial quantities of shriinp to local 

 markets , 



Probably 90 percent of all of the marine fishery products are 

 consumed by the great masses of poptilation in the relatively narrow 

 coastal belt because of limited distribution facilities. Drying and 

 salting are about the only methods of preserving fish. Shrimp in the 

 dried form or preserved as a sauce has a somewhat wider distribution 

 geographically than most fishery products, being considered a luxury. 



For a long time China has been on an import basis for dried 

 shrimp and other shrimp specialty products. The early shrimp fisheries 

 in C^ifornia and Louisiana, for example, grevf under the stimulus of 

 exporting dried shrimp to the Chinese market. 



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