The Evolution of Shrimping Vessels

Lesson Content Overview:

This lesson will explore how shrimping vessels changed over time to meet the needs of shrimping production and how technology played a role in the changes. Throughout this lesson, students will discuss what changes have occurred over time and how these changes have impacted shrimp production. Lastly, students will analyze how these changes have affected the environment and the role they will continue to play.

Lesson Plan:

• The Evolution of Shrimping Vessels (pdf)

Additional Materials:

• Shrimping Vessels: Vocabulary (pdf)
• Number of Shrimp Caught Data Chart (pdf)
• Shrimping Net Images (pdf)
• Video: History of Shrimp Fishery of the Southeastern US (YouTube)
• Evolution of Shrimping Vessels Images (pdf)
• Evolution of Shrimping Vessels (pdf)
• Shrimping Locations Images (pdf)
• Venn Diagram (pdf)