DESCRIZIONE
A shrimp peeling machine (1) is provided with a closed chain (3) consisting of a number of joints (14,15), which contain cylindrical rollers (4,5,6), where the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical rollers (4,5,6) are displaced 90 degrees in relation to the shrimp peeling process direction (13) and where the rollers (4,5,6) can be turned by activation a toothed wheel (7). The chain (3) is operated by at least one toothed wheel (12), which is connected to a motor device (10,11). The mutual placement of the rollers (4,5,6) can be adjusted by effect from position regulation guys (17). The shrimp peeling machine (1) can be mounted and function on shrimp trawlers. Shrimp (2) can be landed in a shrimp trawler and subsequently be boiled, peeled and packaged on the vessel in a continuous process and thus be ready for sale to the consumers, as soon as the trawler reaches harbour.