The shrimp vessels travel

with their nets lowered because they have better balance that way. There are boards that scrape along the bottom, and then the nets scoop them up. Shrimp are plentiful and affordable in this area.

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January 26th 2010
We visited our friend Greg’s place on Port Isabel, just off of San Padre Island one afternoon, and were fortunate enough to get a boat tour around that island, and also to the far tip of Texas…where the tip touches the water! Greg has seen dolphins in that area, but not the day we were there. It’s a major shrimping area (we went out for shrimp that evening!) We tried to catch up with the s ... read more

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