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re: Shrimps with heavy black on their back stripes...(now updated with pics)

Posted on 7/6/15 at 9:47 pm to
Posted by Mung
NorCal
Member since Aug 2007
9054 posts
Posted on 7/6/15 at 9:47 pm to
Looks spoiled, or old
Posted by TJG210
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2006
28340 posts
Posted on 7/6/15 at 9:51 pm to
I bought them off the boat......unless the guy had caught them several days earlier.
Posted by unclejhim
Folsom, La.
Member since Nov 2011
3703 posts
Posted on 7/7/15 at 6:20 am to
That would be Melanosis. It's the natural/harmless breakdown of enzymes. Shrimpers commonly use sulfating agents to prevent it. Perfectly safe to eat.
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