United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500181708/2022Edible shrimps, like this white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus), depend on healthy estuaries for their survival. After spawning in the Atlantic Ocean from late March to September, the larval shrimp enter estuaries, where they feed on bottom algae, small animals, and debris. Within a few months they return to ocean waters as adults.Photograph of a live white shrimp. Edible shrimps, like this white shrimp (Penaeus setiferus), depend on healthy estuaries for their survival. After spawning in the Atlantic Ocean from late March to September, the larval shrimp enter estuaries, where they feed on bottom algae, small animals, and debris. Within a few months they return to ocean waters as adults.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/estuariesForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/estuariesForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaNational Estuarine Research Reserve CollectionShrimps--GeorgiaPenaeus setiferus--GeorgiaCrustacea--GeorgiaWhite ShrimpStillImage