NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- 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 ...

As summer approaches, fear and intrigue is building in south Louisiana over the latest menace prowling the waters of the Gulf of Mexico: the tiger shrimp. Last year, mainly in the summer and fall, ...

Kim Chauvin, co-owner and operator of David Chauvin's Seafood, holds a white shrimp, left, the typical size used for po-boys and other dishes, and a tiger shrimp, right, caught off the coast of ...

Lionfish and black tiger shrimp are spreading through the Gulf of Mexico, and the presence of this nonindigenous sea life has scientists concerned. Lionfish and black tiger shrimp are only two of more ...

Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series on the appearance of non-native tiger shrimp in local waters. So why is the greatest concentration of wild-caught tiger shrimp in the 25 years ...

Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part package on tiger shrimp. See Monday's or go to staugustine.com for the second part on the re-emergence of the wild tiger shrimp in St. Augustine. Penaeus ...

BROWNSVILLE — When the shrimp boat Captain Wallace pulled into port last week, it carried something sinister in its catch: a nearly 11-inch black tiger shrimp. Characterized by their super size and ...

Rise in Asian Tiger Shrimp sightings prompts scientific look at invasion concerns. The recent rise in sightings of non-native Asian tiger shrimp off the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts has ...

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 ...

The invasive Asian tiger shrimp, which can grow as long as a human forearm and weigh as much as eleven ounces, has gained a foothold in Gulf of Mexico waters. Photo by Ryan Werner In the coastal town ...

It's dark. It's striped. And, for a shrimp, it's downright jumbo. "You think I can eat that in two bites?" Ridgeland resident Clay Daley asked in a Facebook post. It was a photo of the Asian tiger ...