shrimper
Gulf Coast fisherman
A shrimper is a person who catches shrimp commercially, or the boat used for shrimping.
Shrimpers work coastal waters, dragging nets along the bottom: The shrimpers headed out before dawn.
The term appears throughout Gulf Coast and Southern Atlantic fishing communities.
Net-dragging fishing boat
- captainOne who commands
- deckhandShip's manual laborer
- crewWorking team aboard
- fishermanOne who catches aquatic creatures
netting · trawling · catch · bait · nets · sorting · bycatch · dredging
Net-dragging fishing boat
- skiffSmall, light rowing boat
- dorySmall flat-bottomed fishing boat
- scowFlat-bottomed cargo vessel
- dinghySmall auxiliary watercraft
sloop · ketch · cutter · yawl · schooner · catamaran · barge · outrigger
Partially enclosed sea
- bayouMarshy, slow-moving waterway
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- brackishMildly salty water
- saltwaterOcean water, chemically speaking
mangrove · tides · currents · plankton · coastal · wetlands · marsh · inlet
trawler
Net-dragging fishing boat
fisherman · netting · trawling · catch · bait · nets · sorting · bycatch · dredging · dragging
trawler
Net-dragging fishing boat
dinghy · sloop · ketch · cutter · yawl · schooner · catamaran · barge · outrigger · pirogue
gulf
Partially enclosed sea
saltwater · mangrove · tides · currents · plankton · coastal · wetlands · marsh · inlet · sound
prawns
Edible marine crustaceans
- crustaceansExoskeleton-bearing aquatic arthropods
- langoustineSmall clawed crustacean
- scampiGarlic-butter shellfish dish
crawfish · shellfish · carapace · antennae · molt · tailing · deveining · peeled · decapods
gumbo
Spiced Louisiana stew
tempura · sashimi · grilled · boiled · battered · sautéed · étouffée · scampi · potted
- shellfish harvestersclam digger, lobsterman
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
- marinerscaptain, sea captain, ship captain, boat captain, skipper
- maritime jobssailor, captain, first mate, seaman, fisherman
- commercial fishingfishing boat, trawlers, fishing net, trawler, fishing gear
- fishing boatstrawler, trawlers, seiner, seiners, longliner
shrimperlobsterman
One who catches lobsters
crabber · oysterman · tuna fisherman · whaler · clam digger
- shrimp pasteFermented ground crustacean condiment
- shrimp cocktailChilled prawns with sauce
- fried shrimpBreaded crustaceans cooked in oil
- shrimp fried riceStir-fried grain with prawns
- shrimp saladChilled crustacean and greens
- coconut shrimpBreaded prawns with tropical fruit