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Giant prawns may threaten Gulf shrimp
By Kate Spinner
Published: Friday, October 7, 2011 at 12:55 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, October 7, 2011 at 12:55 p.m.
Giant tiger prawns from southeast Asia may be gaining a foothold in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to push out prized native shrimp and spread disease.
More of the tiger prawns ? a sudden increase from 32 last year to more than 200 this year ? are being found, and they've been seen in more places, including the first find off the north Florida coast, sparking fears that they are breeding...
CATCH A TIGER PRAWN?
If you catch a tiger prawn, photograph it, keep it, record your GPS coordinates and call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at (352) 357-2398 or email ExoticReports@MyFWC.com.
Giant prawns may threaten Gulf shrimp
By Kate Spinner
Published: Friday, October 7, 2011 at 12:55 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, October 7, 2011 at 12:55 p.m.
Giant tiger prawns from southeast Asia may be gaining a foothold in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to push out prized native shrimp and spread disease.
More of the tiger prawns ? a sudden increase from 32 last year to more than 200 this year ? are being found, and they've been seen in more places, including the first find off the north Florida coast, sparking fears that they are breeding...
CATCH A TIGER PRAWN?
If you catch a tiger prawn, photograph it, keep it, record your GPS coordinates and call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at (352) 357-2398 or email ExoticReports@MyFWC.com.