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![Growth of white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus) over a six-week period in anartificial environment fish6284.jpg Growth of white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus) over a six-week period in anartificial environment](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_fish6284.jpg?itok=4vCHHmih)
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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)