Tiger prawns sightings have increased dramatically on the coast of Louisiana this year, according to state Fish and Wildlife officials. The first sightings occurred two years ago, and have increased dramatically in scale and scope since then. The impacts of the prawns on the Gulf ecosystem are not yet known, but biologists fear that the giant 14″ crustaceans might outcompete their local cousins.
Read more at Houma Today: “Tiger prawn sightings increase in La.”
Meanwhile, evidence is mounting that lionfish are taking hold in the Gulf.
Read more at Beaumont Enterprises: “Lions and Tigers invade the Gulf”
