Shrimp
Shrimp are a seafood food item in DayZ found in Sakhal seawaters through fishing. Raw Shrimp take 2 inventory slots, weigh 150 g, provide 52.15 kcal and 104.3 mL of water, and should be cooked before eating because raw, burned, or rotten seafood can make you sick.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Shrimp are a seafood food item in DayZ found in the ocean around Sakhal. They can be caught using a Small Fish Trap and eaten raw, baked, boiled, dried, burned, or rotten. Because Shrimp are small, they cannot be skinned or prepared like larger fish. Cooking them is the safer option, with baked Shrimp giving the highest energy value and boiled Shrimp giving the best hydration value.
In-game description
“A bunch of shrimp. They have a mushy texture but a mild, sweet flavor once properly prepared.”
Main Uses
- Eat as a Sakhal seafood food source
- Bake for the highest energy value
- Boil for the best hydration value
- Dry for travel food with less water
- Use after catching them in a Small Fish Trap
- Avoid eating raw, burned, or rotten Shrimp
How to use this item
Eat Shrimp safely
Shrimp should be cooked before eating because raw seafood is likely to make you sick.
- Catch Shrimp using a Small Fish Trap in Sakhal seawaters.
- Check the condition before eating.
- Cook them into baked, boiled, or dried Shrimp when possible.
- Avoid raw Shrimp unless you are desperate.
- Avoid burned or rotten Shrimp because they can make you sick.
Catch Shrimp
Shrimp can be caught in Sakhal seawaters using a Small Fish Trap.
- Find or craft a Small Fish Trap.
- Place the trap in Sakhal seawater.
- Wait for the trap to catch seafood.
- Collect Shrimp from the trap.
- Cook them before eating for safer food.
Cook Shrimp
Shrimp can be cooked for better nutrition and safer eating.
- Prepare a Fireplace, stove, or cooking setup.
- Place the Shrimp in the cooking slot or cookware.
- Cook them into a baked, boiled, or dried version.
- Remove them before they burn.
- Eat the cooked Shrimp or save them for travel.
How to get Shrimp
- Catch Shrimp in Sakhal seawaters.
- Use a Small Fish Trap.
- Search coastal fishing areas around Sakhal.
- Loot players carrying seafood or cooked food.
Spawn info
- • Shrimp are caught through fishing.
- • They can be caught with a Small Fish Trap.
- • They are found in Sakhal seawaters.
- • Raw Shrimp provide 52.15 kcal.
- • Raw Shrimp provide 104.3 mL of water.
- • Raw Shrimp have 745 mL stomach volume.
- • They take 2 inventory slots.
- • They weigh 150 g.
- • Due to their size, they cannot be skinned or prepared like most other seafood.
Food and nutrition notes
Energy
52.15 kcal
Water
104.3 mL
Stomach
745 mL
Quantity
149
Max wetness
Damp (24.9%)
Freeze time
39.6 minutes
Freezing point
-1 °C / 30.2 °F
Max temperature
105 °C / 221 °F
Notes
- • Raw Shrimp provide 52.15 kcal and 104.3 mL of water.
- • Baked Shrimp provide 253.3 kcal and 59.6 mL of water.
- • Boiled Shrimp provide 208.6 kcal and 163.9 mL of water.
- • Dried Shrimp provide 208.6 kcal and 22.35 mL of water.
- • Burned Shrimp provide 52.15 kcal and 0 mL of water.
- • Rotten Shrimp provide 14.9 kcal and 29.8 mL of water.
- • Raw Shrimp are likely to make you sick.
- • Burned or rotten Shrimp can make you sick.
- • Shrimp cannot be skinned or prepared like larger seafood.
Important notes
- Shrimp are caught in Sakhal seawaters.
- They can be caught using a Small Fish Trap.
- Raw Shrimp provide 52.15 kcal.
- Raw Shrimp provide 104.3 mL of water.
- Raw Shrimp have 745 mL stomach volume.
- They take 2 inventory slots.
- They weigh 150 g.
- They are categorized as Food and Drink > Meats.
- Raw Shrimp are likely to make you sick.
- Burned or rotten Shrimp can make you sick.
- Shrimp cannot be skinned or prepared like larger seafood.
- Baked Shrimp provide the highest energy value.
- Boiled Shrimp provide the best hydration value.