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They say that seeing is believing, but here
at Wood's,
we say taste is everything, and we promise
to provide you with... |
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We specialize in American Wild Caught Shrimp
Fresh from Florida
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Florida Hoppers or Pink shrimp (Penaeus Duorarum)
produced locally by the high salinity waters
of St. Joe Bay may just be the perfect boiling
shrimp. These easy peeling, firm shrimp are
in the middle of the flavor spectrum and
have one of the prettiest after cooked colors.
Unlike most shrimp that have a distinct color,
Hoppers are chameleons who match the color
of the bottom they are sitting on top of.
From the almost translucent green hue they
exhibit in St. Joe Bay, to the golden brown
color caught off the shores of Cape San Blas,
to the distinct almost cooked pink color
of the hoppers caught off the Florida Keys,
hence called Key West Pinks, these shrimp
can always be identified by the ever present
circular spot right in the middle of the
shrimps side. These succulent shrimp migrate
off of the grass flats of the bay from middle
of March to early May. When you gaze out
over St. Joe Bay on a Spring evening and
see the sunset procession of shrimp boats
heading out for the night, rest assured the
“hopper run” is under way. |
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© Copyright 2007, Woods Fisheries, Inc., 464 Angelfish Road, Port St. Joe, FL 32456, All rights reserved.
Email: sales@woodsfisheries.com, Toll Free: (800) 309-6055, Local: (850) 227-1517, Fax: (850) 229-8841
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