Apparatus for mechanized peeling of shrimp, wherein such a shrimp is curved according to a substantially horseshoe-shape with a head and a tail at the respective free ends of the horseshoe-shape, with a back facing away from the head and the tail, and with an underside and an opposing topside each extending along the horseshoe-shape, comprising: - a first endless conveyor belt and a second endless conveyor belt, which are configured for transporting the shrimp in a transport direction through a peeling zone of the appratus by simultaneously driving the first endless conveyor belt and the second endless conveyor belt in a peeling condition of the shrimp, while the shrimp is situated in an interspace in-between a first shrimp contacting side of the first endless conveyor belt and a second shrimp contacting side of the second endless conveyor belt, and while the first shrimp contacting side makes a first friction contact with the underside of the shrimp and the second shrimp contacting side makes a second friction contact with the topside of the shrimp; and - squeezing means for realizing that in the peeling condition via the first shrimp contacting side and the second shrimp contacting side there is exerted a pressing force onto the shrimp situated in said interspace, wherein said pressing force moves in a squeezing direction, which crosses the transport direction, and which is extending from the head and the tail of the shrimp towards the back of the shrimp, so that the armature of the shrimp opens on the backside and the meat of the shrimp is squeezed out of the armature; characterized in that - the first endless conveyor belt at least at its first shrimp contacting side is made of a first flexible synthetic material and comprises a first pin bed of first pins, wherein the first flexible synthetic material has an elastic modulus lower than 5 GPa, and wherein the first pins are of metal, and wherein the first pins at least with their first free pin ends protrude at the first shrimp contacting side of the first endless conveyor belt, and wherein in said peeling condition multiple ones of the first free pin ends simultaneously are gripping at the underside of the shrimp for realizing said first friction contact; and/or - the second endless conveyor belt at least at its second shrimp contacting side is made of a second flexible synthetic material and comprises a second pin bed of second pins, wherein the second flexible synthetic material has an elastic modulus lower than 5 GPa, and wherein the second pins are of metal, and wherein the second pins at least with their second free pin ends protrude at the second shrimp contacting side of the second endless conveyor belt, and wherein in said peeling condition multiple ones of the second free pin ends simultaneously are gripping at the topside of the shrimp for realizing said second friction contact. - a first endless conveyor belt and a second endless conveyor belt, which are configured for transporting the shrimp in a transport direction through a peeling zone of the appratus by simultaneously driving the first endless conveyor belt and the second endless conveyor belt in a peeling condition of the shrimp, while the shrimp is situated in an interspace in-between a first shrimp contacting side of the first endless conveyor belt and a second shrimp contacting side of the second endless conveyor belt, and while the first shrimp contacting side makes a first friction contact with the underside of the shrimp and the second shrimp contacting side makes a second friction contact with the topside of the shrimp; and - squeezing means for realizing that in the peeling condition via the first shrimp contacting side and the second shrimp contacting side there is exerted a pressing force onto the shrimp situated in said interspace, wherein said pressing force moves in a squeezing direction, which crosses the transport direction, and which is extending from the head and the tail of the shrimp towards the back of the shrimp, so that the armature of the shrimp opens on the backside and the meat of the shrimp is squeezed out of the armature; - the first endless conveyor belt at least at its first shrimp contacting side is made of a first flexible synthetic material and comprises a first pin bed of first pins, wherein the first flexible synthetic material has an elastic modulus lower than 5 GPa, and wherein the first pins are of metal, and wherein the first pins at least with their first free pin ends protrude at the first shrimp contacting side of the first endless conveyor belt, and wherein in said peeling condition multiple ones of the first free pin ends simultaneously are gripping at the underside of the shrimp for realizing said first friction contact; and/or - the second endless conveyor belt at least at its second shrimp contacting side is made of a second flexible synthetic material and comprises a second pin bed of second pins, wherein the second flexible synthetic material has an elastic modulus lower than 5 GPa, and wherein the second pins are of metal, and wherein the second pins at least with their second free pin ends protrude at the second shrimp contacting side of the second endless conveyor belt, and wherein in said peeling condition multiple ones of the second free pin ends simultaneously are gripping at the topside of the shrimp for realizing said second friction contact.