In 1997 one Spanish trawler have been involved in the shrimp fishery in Flemish Cap (NAFO
Div. 3M) from March to May. A scientific observer remained on board this trawler during all the
fishing period, providing information on the fishing activity and carrying out biological sampling. The
gear used was a twin trawl, with a 19 mm bar spacing sorting grate.
In this paper, the main results of this fishery are presented