First it was the Lionfish and now another invasive species has been found in the waters of Ambergris Caye. Hol Chan Marine Reserve is reporting that the Tiger Prawn was locally found by Mr. Severo Guerrero (a local fisherman) south of Shark Ray Alley. Last month, Lyndon Rodney, Fishery Officer had shared a image of this same species at the Punta Gorda fish market. This proves that this species has made it further south into the Caribbean. The Tiger Prawn is originally from Australia and Southeast Asia. This shrimp was accidentally released from a research facility near South Carolina into the wild in 1988 and had spread south to Florida in 1990.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:18:45 +0000
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