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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

And while the number of reported tiger shrimp was down slightly in 2012 compared to 2011, federal and state officials say that’s simply because shrimpers aren’t as surprised by their presence anymore ...