Abstract:6778specimens were collected from the catches of Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson) in the Bohai and the mid and northein Huanghai Seas from February to December, 1984-1985. The major characteristics of population structure of the shrimp were described as follows:1. Body length composition ranges from 20-107mm in reproductive population and 13-101mm for wintering population. 2. Three phases up for the body length composition, which indicated groups by age and contained four may be summed cohorts (0 -3 ye...