by Underwatertimes.com News Service – April 26, 2012 19:11 EST
SILVER SPRING, Maryland — The recent rise in sightings of non-native Asian tiger shrimp off the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts has government scientists working to determine the cause of the increase and the possible consequences for native fish and seafood in those waters.
Asian tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) David Knott - SERTC
Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are working with state agencies from North Carolina to Texas to look into how this transplanted species from Indo-Pacific, Asian and Australian waters reached U.S. waters, and what the increase in sightings means for native species. Read more at http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=10017893564
Learn more about Asian Tiger Shrimp at http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?speciesID=1209 and Nonindigenous Aquatic Species at http://nas.er.usgs.gov/