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The shrimp fishing industry certainly shows no signs of 

 deterioration as will be gathered from reference to the following 

 curve and figures. 



1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 



Pig". 6. Value of Shrimps m £'s landed in the Lancashire 

 District during the period 1895-1903. 



The " shrimps " include two distinct species, the common 

 •shrimp (Crangon vulgaris) and the red shank (Pandalus 

 annulicornis) . 



There can be no objection to including these together 

 since they are closely allied Crustacea and are both captured 

 entirely within or closely adjacent to the territorial waters. 



