The activity or occupation of fishing for shrimps.
there was dinghy sailing on the Camel Estuary, shrimping at low tide near Padstow, and surfing on Polzeath
shrimping also has been good in shallower water for those using bait
as modifierthe coast is known for its rich shrimping grounds
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Lindsey also has a shrimping heritage stretching back five generations.
Shrimping also has been excellent in the upper river from Palatka to Welaka.
We bought a net for shrimping years ago, guess it's time to use it.
Some veterans have prime docks (often on river points) that historically offer great shrimping.
We pushed our shrimping nets between the rocks, scooping up tiny baby flounders and the translucent shrimps, sometimes as long as a child's finger.
As we left Terrebonne Bay, we passed several shrimping boats.
Stocks of the shrimp have been declining for several years, leading regulators to cancel the New England shrimping season.
Greenland is probably a better option for those who love fish as the fishing, and especially the shrimping, should still be a viable food source.
Daytime and nighttime shrimping are considerably different, aside from the fact that if you go after the sun sets you'll be sleepy the next morning at work, but sunburn isn't an issue.
He grudgingly accepts the economic and political realities facing many of his friends and neighbors still in the shrimping business.
The men launched Friday evening from Eddings Point and hoped to do some shrimping before heading to Hunting Island to camp.
After cod fishing was banned in 1992, many turned to crabbing and shrimping for their livelihoods.
Definition of shrimping in US English:
shrimping
nounˈSHrimpiNGˈʃrɪmpɪŋ
The activity or occupation of fishing for shrimp.
shrimping also has been good in shallower water for those using bait
as modifierthe coast is known for its rich shrimping grounds
there was shrimping at low tide
Example sentencesExamples
We pushed our shrimping nets between the rocks, scooping up tiny baby flounders and the translucent shrimps, sometimes as long as a child's finger.
Stocks of the shrimp have been declining for several years, leading regulators to cancel the New England shrimping season.
We bought a net for shrimping years ago, guess it's time to use it.
Shrimping also has been excellent in the upper river from Palatka to Welaka.
Greenland is probably a better option for those who love fish as the fishing, and especially the shrimping, should still be a viable food source.
As we left Terrebonne Bay, we passed several shrimping boats.
Lindsey also has a shrimping heritage stretching back five generations.
Some veterans have prime docks (often on river points) that historically offer great shrimping.
The men launched Friday evening from Eddings Point and hoped to do some shrimping before heading to Hunting Island to camp.
He grudgingly accepts the economic and political realities facing many of his friends and neighbors still in the shrimping business.
Daytime and nighttime shrimping are considerably different, aside from the fact that if you go after the sun sets you'll be sleepy the next morning at work, but sunburn isn't an issue.
After cod fishing was banned in 1992, many turned to crabbing and shrimping for their livelihoods.