The Breeze June 2019
In June, we find different shrimp, taste fine orange wines, and look at other dining options.
In June, we find different shrimp, taste fine orange wines, and look at other dining options.
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Have you ever been in the water at the sandbar and felt<br />
the shrimp picking at your skin? <strong>The</strong>y grow very fast,<br />
approximately 2 inches/month and molt several times /<br />
week. When they are nearing adulthood, they leave the<br />
nursery and find the ocean on the outgoing tide. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
like to move at night. <strong>The</strong>y gather at “staging areas” just<br />
before they enter the ocean. When they are 4-5 inches<br />
long, they migrate. If the population is large, the shrimp<br />
will be smaller in size due to food source limitations.<br />
When the population is smaller, they will be up to 6<br />
inches when they begin to head offshore. Leaving the<br />
staging area has to do with moon phase and large tides.<br />
Salinity and temperature are also factors for exodus<br />
from the nursery. <strong>The</strong> shrimp starts life in the ocean and<br />
returns to the ocean in the end. Shrimp only live about<br />
8-9 months.<br />
We have a bustling waterway, full of life. Every now and<br />
then, we interact. If it were not for the shrimpers, the<br />
masses would never know that they exist! Let yourself<br />
experience nature. You will not be disappointed.<br />
“Floating along on a path through the marsh carved by the<br />
tide while white shrimp jump all around is one of my best<br />
childhood memories. I wouldn’t trade these experiences<br />
for diamonds or gold!”<br />
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