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Beche De Mer
(Sea Cucumber)

Also known as White Prawn or White Shrimp.

Banana Prawns are large, white prawns.  They have poorly defined gastro-orbital ridge and high toothed rostral crest.  Their body is pale yellow or translucent and speckled with reddish brown dots.

Banana Prawns inhabit tropical and subtropical waters.  Banana prawns inhabit coastal waters from shallow estuaries and intertidal areas to a maximum depth of 45 metres.  They live in turbid waters for most of their lives, over muddy substrates in estuaries and muddy sands offshore.  Juveniles inhabit small creeks and rivers in a sheltered mangrove environment in waters ranging from almost fresh to high salinity.   Adult banana prawns inhabit medium and low energy coastlines, although they can withstand high energy cyclonic events.  In northern Australia, schools of adults frequently occur in depths between 16m and 25m.  They also form aggregations which in some areas become extremely dense and are known as "boils"

Banana Prawns can become sexually mature at about 6 months of age.  Spawning occurs throughout all of the shallow coastal zone inhabited by adults and older adults may migrate shorewards at the time of spawning.  Mating occurs during moulting.   Eggs are shed into the water prior to the moult and are fertilised externally by sperm from the male.

About Banana Prawns:

Sizes of Prawns:
Prawns are graded according to the number of prawns per pound (445 grams) or per Kilo (1000gms)

U/10 = under 10 prawns per pound (extra large) (between 16 to 20 prawns to the Kilo)

10/20 = 10 to 20 prawns per pound (medium) (between 22 to 42 prawns to the kilo)

20/30 = 20 to30 prawns per pound (small to medium) (between 44 to 67 prawns to the kilo)

300/500 = 300 to 500 prawns per pound (extra small - shrimps) (between 675 to 1124 prawns to the kilo)

S & B = Soft and broken prawns - these are export 2nds due to slight damage or soft shell due to prawn malting just prior to capture.

Tips:- when comparing prices always compare by asking the count per pound - the lower the count the larger the size. The larger the size the higher the price

Cooking Banana Prawns:

PRAWN RECIPES

Shrimp or Prawn Recipes from How To Cook Fish & Seafood

Basic Cooked Prawns
How to cook raw prawns to eat or use in a recipe that calls for cooked prawns.

Risotto with Squid Ink & Tiger Prawns	Fried Shrimp & Calamari	Rice and Squid with Prawns - Arroz de Lula	Italian Prosciutto Wrapped Prawns

Commercial Fishing for Banana Prawns:

The commercial fishery for Banana Prawns is one of Australia's most lucrative single species trawl fisheries.  The main fishery is centred on the Gulf of Carpentaria and operates from about April through May.  The main capture method is demersal otter trawling.  Other methods include beam trawling, pocket netting and beach seining.

Exporters, Importers & Processors, Wholesale & Agents of
Shrimps - White Prawn (Penaeus Indicus)

See Also:  Brown Shrimp  |  Brown Tiger Shrimp  |  Cat Tiger Shrimp  |  Eastern King Prawn  |  Endeavour Prawn  |  Freshwater Shrimp  |  Macrobrachium Shrimp  |  Black Tiger Prawn  |  Penaeus Monodon  |  Pink Shrimp  |  Red Argentine Shrimp  |  Deep Sea Red Shrimp  |  Flower Shrimp  |  Penaeus Indicus  |  Vannamei Shrimp  |  Giant Freshwater Prawn  |  King Prawn  |  Prawns  |  School Prawns  |  Red Spot King Prawn  |

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