Size
King prawns can reach a body length of up to 30 centimetres
Taste
Prawn/shrimp meat is firm and very tasty. It is great grilled and served with salads or pasta dishes.
Nutrition infos
Prawns/shrimps are rich in protein.
Sustainability
Natural habitat
Their main habitats are the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, and estuaries on the Indo-Pacific, South American and African coasts.
Life
As ground animals, the shrimps live on the seabed near the coast.
Food
They eat algae and plankton.
Characteristics
A shrimp has an elongated body, which is more or less cylindrical and slightly compressed laterally, and a thin shell. They have long antennae and very delicate claws (“pincers”).
Informations
Commercially, these fish are called “shrimps” and “prawns” – with additions such as “giant”, “king” or “tiger – depending on their size. There is also a distinction between hot and cold water shrimps and marine and freshwater shrimps.
Fishing method
Aquaculture
The farming or aquaculture includes the controlled breeding of aquatic organisms. Aquaculture is gaining in importance, particularly as a result of increasing international demand.
Fishing area(s)
Fishing method
Aquaculture