Ocean (Smooth) Pink Shrimp

Ocean pink shrimp are almost identical in size and coloration to the northern (rough) pink shrimp, but the spine is absent from the third tail segment.
Commercial shrimpers off the Washington coast harvest large numbers of this species.
Ocean pinks are also found in southern Puget Sound, through they are occasionally captured in northern Puget Sound too.

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Northern (Rough) Pink Shrimp

The northern pink shrimp is less than six inches (15 cm) long, smaller
than the spot shrimp and the sidestripe shrimp.
It can be distinguished
from ocean pink shrimp by a small spine on the top of the third tail segment.
Northern pink shrimp are found primarily in the San Juan Islands,
Strait of Juan de Fuca, and in northern Puget Sound.

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Humpback (Coonstripe) Shrimp

This species of coonstripe shrimp is a mottled reddish-brown in color, with some white patches on the lower head and tail.
There is a prominent ridge or hump on the head, with 17 to 21 spines running down the head and snout.
his is the largest of the three coonstripes, and may attain lengths of up to seven inches (19 cm), excluding the antennae.
They are commonly found in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, around the San Juan Islands, and in northern and central Puget Sound.

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Dock (Coonstripe) Shrimp

The dock shrimp is one of three species commonly called coonstripes
It is a brownish shrimp with brown lines and spots on the head and tail, and may have small red or blue dots on the head. Dock shrimp seem to prefer areas of sand and gravel with swift tidal currents.
Large individuals may reach five and one-half inches in length (14 cm), excluding the antennae.
Dock shrimp are common in the San Juan Islands, northern Puget Sound, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

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Spot Shrimp

Spot shrimp have a deep pink/red or pink/orange body with white lines on the head and two pairs of white spots on the tail end.
Spot shrimp are the largest shrimp in Puget Sound, and may reach a length of more than nine inches (23 cm), excluding the antennae.
Spot shrimp are most common in Hood Canal, the San Juan Islands, and northern and central Puget Sound.
This is one of the most important shrimp species for both sport and commercial harvesters.

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