Digital collections

Growth of white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus) over a six-week period in anartificial environment. These shrimp were farmed' in a fertilized brackishwater pond at the BCF Laboratory in Galveston. BCF scientists were workingtoward developing an economical, prepared food that will sustain rapid growth of shrimp in ponds. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection)