Mississippi Business Journal » crustaceans http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Biologist worry over increase in Asian tiger shrimp http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/27/biologist-worry-over-increase-in-asian-tiger-shrimp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biologist-worry-over-increase-in-asian-tiger-shrimp http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/27/biologist-worry-over-increase-in-asian-tiger-shrimp/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:26:16 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=56252 GULF OF MEXICO — A big increase in reports of Asian tiger shrimp along the U.S. Southeast coast and in the Gulf of Mexico has federal biologists worried the species is encroaching on native species’ territory. The black-and-white-striped shrimp can grow 13 inches long and weigh a quarter-pound, compared to eight inches and a bit [...]

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