Georgia's shrimpers are already facing plenty of challenges like high gas prices, inflation and international competition. But climate change is exacerbating a new problem: black gill, a parasite that ...

When shrimp are infected with black gill, shrimpers can tell right away. “It looks like someone takes a tiny little Sharpie and draws on the gill,” said Cindy Tarvin, co-owner of Tarvin Seafood Inc.

Wassaw Sound Estuary, GA.—The fall of 2013 should have been a blessing for Georgia shrimpers. A bacterial infection had wiped out the Asian shrimp farms that drove many Americans out of business.

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From September to December every year, Coastal Georgia shrimpers head to waters for Georgia White Shrimp season. This year, though, there is cause for concern. Even as the autumn leaves are falling, ...

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Wild shrimp hauls off the southern Atlantic coast have plunged in recent months as a parasite has made it harder for the creatures to breathe, according to state ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Left to right) Isaac Martin, Timmy Stubbs and Aaron Drake examine shrimp brought up in nets from the Wassaw Sound. Georgia's ...