This paper compares the abundance and distribution of Paldemonetes kadiakensis samples collected in 1987 to those collected in 1982. When the data for these two years are compared, three differences are obvious. These surveys indicate that shrimp reproduction occurs from May through August with a peak in mid June.
Shrimp are active during the winter, mature in the spring, and then die.
The P. kadiakensis collected in this study also appear to have a one-year life cycle. Although results of this study are in agreement with data from other investigations, further research is needed on the life history of this species, including sampling during the winter and spring seasons. Nielsen, L.A., and Reynolds, J.B., Population Characteristics of a Freshwater Shrimp, PaIaemonetes kadiakensis Rathbun. The Biology of a Freshwater Shrimp Paldemonetes kadiakensis in an Artificial Impoundment in Ohio. Milwaukee Public Mus.