The so-called shrimp boat is used to capture high seas species, which is a trawler, generally 15 to 30 meters in length, 6 meters beam, 45 tons gross tonnage and an engine power of 200 to 350 horsepower; Their hull is usually made of wood, although more and more, it has been replaced by metal or ferrocement hulls; the hold carries flake ice to stow the shrimp with its head forward, although these ice holds are also being replaced by freezer ones. The command house and cabins are positioned at the bow, in order to leave the stern free for the fishing maneuver and the heading of the product. The fishing gear is the trawl, a rig that is used double, since a team is lowered on each side of the boat, attached to a pangón composed of two lateral poles that form an angle of 450 with the central mast. The net has a 2 by 4 meter board at each end of its mouth, provided with an iron skid at its base and called a door, whose function is to resist water and thus ensure that the mouth is kept open during the session. maneuver.