USA Today 05/08/12 Rick Jervis
“Asian Tiger shrimp spread in US: Ecosystems at risk as
population of invaders grow”
http://www.usatoday.com/NEWS/usaedition/2012-05-08-asian-shrimp_ST_U.htm
Though tasty with lemon and garlic butter, Asian tiger
shrimp are spreading through the Gulf of Mexico and Eastern Seaboard and
menacing those areas' ecosystems.
The crustaceans can measure up to 13 inches long and weigh
nearly a pound, with dark and white stripes circling their bodies. They can be
very disruptive to the Gulf's ecosystem, says James Morris, a marine ecologist
with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Center for Coastal
Fisheries and Habitat Research in Beaufort, N.C.
Scientists are trying to figure out where the invasive
shrimp came from. Theories include that they spawned from a batch that escaped
a lab two decades ago or that they immigrated here in the ballast water of
ocean-crossing ships.
Like most other shrimp, the jumbo prawns are cannibalistic,
Morris says, and because of their size, they can gobble up many of their
smaller Gulf cousins and their larvae.
Commons Sense Review
I get such a chuckle out of those who freak when a species
of not a regular to the area and how that species are going to kill the
ecosystem. What most people forget is
that is the evolution of the earth.
Migration of creature is in constant movement. So when a new species enters an area instead
of mass panic how about thinking out side of the box to solve the problem.
This article talks about the Asian tiger shrimp invading the
ecosystem and what I think. Please pass
the cocktail sauce!
The DNR and DEQ could make it special licensing or open
season on Asian Tiger shrimp. Another
creative way to address the evasive creature is putting out notices to seafood
restaurants to create meal specials that focus on the creature being
hunted.
I good example of this is the Asian Carp dilemma. There is several ways to address to the
reduction of the species. Finding out
what restaurants would like the fish for delicacy specials. If it is not a delectable fish, ultimately
fish can be used for fertilizer for crops.
In our world of sudden outrage for a situation, it would be
a great change to see creative solutions.
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