Giant Cannibal Shrimp More Than A FOOT Long Invade Waters Off Gulf Coast

Daily Mail Online ^ | 4/26/12 | Daily Mail Reporter

[Lmo56]

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 shrimp are known to eat their smaller cousins, and sightings of the massive crustaceans have gone up tenfold in the last year, biologists say.

The black-and-white-striped shrimp can grow 13 inches long and weigh a quarter-pound, compared to eight inches and a bit over an ounce for domestic white, brown and pink shrimp.

[Forgotten Amendments]

...federal biologists worried ...

WHOOP! WHOOP! WHOOP! Nannystate junk science alert!

[ransomnote]

let us start the war against illegal crustaceans

11 posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 2:45:29 PM by InvisibleChurch ( go in peace , serve the Lord)
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No no...let’s vote ‘em into office or at least give them jobs and healthcare.

[Dallas59]

Cooked Tiger Shrimp

[AnTiw1]

MMM!!! I want Tiger Shrimp and shrimp sauce IN...MY...BELLY!!!

Get out of my way! I’m a professional expert here to save the environment! GNARFSNARFCHOMPCHEWTEARBITEGLUGSWALLOWGROWLSNAPSLOPCHEWEATEATEATEATEAT

Beeeeelch...

[Eye of Unk]

“They are gonna need bigger treadmills”

Watch a Federal grant start up demanding a billion dollars to put these monster shrimp on treadmills.

[WellyP]

The shrimp boats will just use larger nets so the smaller locals shrimp get filtered out.

[Eepsy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdarzAOvLXM

[JimSEA]

They are very good and eaten all over Southeast Asia. Steamed with butter to dip them in is excellent. A couple of curry dishes are the ticket if you like hot. They seem to catch all different varieties of shrimp as well as “farmed” shrimp. Fish sauce is made from fermented shrimp but I don’t know the size.

[Recon Dad]

Shrimp are sold based on how many to the pound. I've had 20’s, 10’s and even 8’s, but never 1’s!! This will make for an amazing shrimp boil!

As they say...”Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez”

[Tracker47]

I’m diving the Gulf Coast this weekend. We wouldn’t mind removing a few. They would be like stuffing a turkey....

[Bratch]

"I, for one, welcome our crustacean overlords!"

[Miles the Slasher]

Being a foot long afterall, perhaps “shrimp” is not the appropriate name for the creature.

[Miles the Slasher]

Being a foot long afterall, perhaps “shrimp” is not the appropriate name for the creature.

[rawcatslyentist]

Louisiana Lobster! Mmmmm.....

[RatRipper]

The Cajuns will figure out how to make them taste great. That will control the population. This Alabama boy loves that Cajun cooking!

[albionin]

I think we’re going to need a bigger barbecue grill.

[libertarian27]

Shrimp Shrinkage?

[lurk]

Isn’t this just survival of the fittest, competition, a proof of Darwin’s theory?

If so, should we be interfering?

[WellyP]

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[Malone LaVeigh]

Not to worry. Cajuns will eat anything.