It isn'y widely known, but fishing for shrimp in the open sea, the development that really made the shrimp fisher big business had its beginning in North carolina. It came sometime around 1915, when some fishermen in the Beaufort area noticed unusually large shrimp being taken in the ocean's deeper waters, instead of the inside waters.
It wasn't long before today's great shrimp trawling gear was developed.
Commercial fishermen in the South lost little time in adopting the methods in use by tar Heel shrimpers and the South's lucrative shrimp industry began.
--Cooter
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Showing posts with label shrimp. Show all posts
Monday, July 11, 2016
Saturday, July 9, 2016
N.C. Shrimp Was a Really Big Deal-- Part 2: Using the "Try" Net
Any good shrimper knows that it is best to go for the sea bottoms that the little jumping jacks prefer. This may be mud, clay, sand or shell. Usually, shrimpers will throw out the "try" net, which is smaller and more easily handled than the big net. If the quantity of shrimp brought up then is big enough, then the main net goes out. Then begins the long, slow drag along the ocean floor.
The trawl then gets heavily weighed down with not only shrimp but small fish and all sots of sea life like conchs to starfish as well as other stuff.. A power winch is used to haul it in where the contents are unceremoniously dumped out on the stern deck and the process of sorting the shrimp out begins.
Most shrimp boats bring their catch in in iced-holds. Shrimp heads are either taken off on the boat or on shore because spoilage occurs faster if they are left on. The bigger the shrimp, the fewer there are in a pound and the higher the price.
--Cooter
The trawl then gets heavily weighed down with not only shrimp but small fish and all sots of sea life like conchs to starfish as well as other stuff.. A power winch is used to haul it in where the contents are unceremoniously dumped out on the stern deck and the process of sorting the shrimp out begins.
Most shrimp boats bring their catch in in iced-holds. Shrimp heads are either taken off on the boat or on shore because spoilage occurs faster if they are left on. The bigger the shrimp, the fewer there are in a pound and the higher the price.
--Cooter
Friday, July 8, 2016
North Carolina Shrimp Was a Really Big Deal-- Part 1: Big Business
From the June 18, 2016, Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer "Past Times" by Teresa Leonard.
Owners and operators of a large fleet of boats go out everyday from coastal points, searching for "white gold" as they call the wily shrimp. And they have lots of buyers, many from New York to go to northern markets on ice.
Many other Tar Heel shrimp go to processing plants in other states as there are few in state. There they are breaded, frozen and shipped nationwide.
How many shrimp are caught varies, but in 1965, some 5.4 million pounds were caught for $1.7 million. Today, it is the #1 dollar-making fishing catch.
Traditionally, the North Carolina shrimping season opens when they have grown big enough for 40 of them (70 with heads pinched off) to make a pound.
A Real Shrimp-Lover Here. --Cootshrimp
Owners and operators of a large fleet of boats go out everyday from coastal points, searching for "white gold" as they call the wily shrimp. And they have lots of buyers, many from New York to go to northern markets on ice.
Many other Tar Heel shrimp go to processing plants in other states as there are few in state. There they are breaded, frozen and shipped nationwide.
How many shrimp are caught varies, but in 1965, some 5.4 million pounds were caught for $1.7 million. Today, it is the #1 dollar-making fishing catch.
Traditionally, the North Carolina shrimping season opens when they have grown big enough for 40 of them (70 with heads pinched off) to make a pound.
A Real Shrimp-Lover Here. --Cootshrimp
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