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  Names

Illustrations by Chris Van Dusen
Images Courtesy of Seafood Business Magazine

   Latin: Pandalas spp.

French: Crevette nordique

German: Tiefseegarnele

Spanish: Gamba rosada

Russian: Glubokovodnaya kryevytka severnaya

Japanese:Kokkai-ebi

  Description

The pink shrimp is a tiny member of the Pandalus family. It lives in the cold waters of the Northern Atlantic and Northern Pacific. They are red when alive, and retain their reddish color when cooked. 

Markets

Commercial Aspects

  Exporting Countries
Capture:
Norway, United States, Greenland, Iceland, Canada

Primary Consumers
Japan, United States, Europe

World wide harvests have averaged 300,000 tons for the past several years

Production Trends

Diet/Health Info

A healthy supply of shrimp is expected for the near future.

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 The Global Supply

 

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