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Deck hand shovels ice aboard fishing boat.
Lee, deckhand, prepares coolers for a night of shrimping with ice from the -- of the boat.
Deck hand shovels ice aboard fishing boat.
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Dirty boots on a vietnamese fishing boats.
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A view of the kitchen of the boat.
A view of the kitchen of the boat.
Most shrimpers struggle with the upkeep of the boat, only fixing up things that are necessary to securing the catch.
The helm of the ship.
Captain's sun-faded photo of his son sits on the . With a demanding season and _ hours, shrimpers don't see their families as often.
A deck hand looks out over the sea.
Lee rides on side of the boats as they journey to the Mississippi sound: their shrimping grounds and final destination for the next 16 hours.
A deck hand holds a rope while traveling on the boat.
Captain lowers nets for the first time __
The nets are dropped into choppy waters.
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A sunset from the view of the boat.
Biloxi skyline in the distance as the shrimpers get further away from shore and closer to their first pick-up spot.
A fisherman prepares to release the nets of his recent catch.
Lee brings in the nets
A shot of the stern of the boat as 2 fisherman prepare their work areas.
Captain and Lee sort through catch.
The floor of the boat covered with what's left of a recent catch.
By-catch sits on sorting deck.
A fisherman reviews a recent catch.
Captain sorts through catch.
A medium shot of a fisherman's glove as he reviews a recent catch.
Shrimpers sort through
A lonely shrimp at the bottom of an orange basket.
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Freshly caught shrimp in a blue basket.
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A dimly lit kitchen as a deck hand prepares a quick meal.
While waiting for the next pull of nets (word for this?) Lee prepares food for their lunch break.
A closeup of a dish that the deck hand is cooking.
Shrimpers save money by cooking their catch.
A wide shot of a fishing boat in the middle of the night surrounded by darkness.
A nearby shrimp boat spotted as shrimpers circle the Mississippi Sound.
A deck hand dimly lit by the light of his phone.
Lee sits on a cooler on the side of the boat, often a resting place between ___.
A large pile of freshly caught shrimp.
The shrimpers' catch stacked in a cooler, staying cold and fresh for the shrimpers to be able to sell.
Lee continues to sort and catch shrimp, this is a process that goes on every hour on the hour.
Lee continues to sort and catch shrimp, this is a process that goes on every hour on the hour.
Captain brings in the nets as they head back to the docks.
Captain brings in the nets as they head back to the docks.
A deck hand sits and takes a break on the boat.
Lee rides on side of boat, heading back from a long night's work.
Dirty boots on a vietnamese fishing boats.
It's 8am, the shrimpers have gone home for the day....
A portrait of the fisherman.
Captain Dung
A portrait of the deckhand.
Deckhand Lee