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 ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Reported sightings of the lobster-like Tiger shrimp have been popping up all over the Lowcountry, and the Department of Natural Resources is asking you to let them know if you ...

HOUSTON – The monster Asian Tiger Shrimp is quickly becoming a huge threat to marine life in the Gulf of Mexico. They are about a foot long and weigh around half a pound. Tens of thousands are likely ...

They're big and they're invasive.So the question begs: How do they taste? The large tiger shrimp popping up in Louisiana waters taste similar to lobster, and a bit more chewy and firmer than Louisiana ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Stuffed shrimp are decor rather than dinner for some of the folks who have caught the really big sort — invasive Asian tiger shrimp — in the Gulf of Mexico or along the East Coast.

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 ...