Georgia shrimp season opens Tuesday

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Georgia shrimp season opens Tuesday

Georgia shrimp season opens Tuesday, June 12.

Shrimp boats line the docks in Darien. The shrimp season on Georgia waters opens at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2.

A shrimper works the waters off Savannah. During the season, trawlers will be allowed to operate in the state's territorial waters extending 3 miles offshore. People also can use cast nets and beach seines to catch shrimp.

A trawler with its nets out drags for shrimp off the Georgia coast near Darien.

Weighing some Georgia white shrimp in the small fishing community of Valona, in McIntosh County.

Shrimp boats docked at St. Marys.

A boat is followed by a trail of birds as it trawls for shrimp off Jekyll Island.

A shrimp boat on St. Simons Sound.

Shrimp boats bob in the Darien River at sunset.

Jellyballs (similar to jellyfish) hang on a shrimp boat in Darien. The shrimper supplements his income during off-season by harvesting jellyballs for export to Japan.

A mess of Georgia whites.

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Shrimp boats line the docks in Darien. The shrimp season on Georgia waters opens at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2.

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