shrimp boats

Gulf fishing craft

Shrimp boats are commercial fishing vessels designed for catching shrimp, typically equipped with outrigger nets that drag along the ocean floor.

They're a familiar sight along the Gulf Coast and South Atlantic, where shrimping is a major industry: The shrimp boats come in with the morning tide.

The phrase evokes coastal fishing culture and working waterfronts.

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Vessels for catching crustaceans

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Seagoing pleasure vessels

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G