Source: Kelsey Stiglitz, KINSTON FREE PRESS, 10/31/18


Asian tiger shrimp are not necessarily a new commodity to the area, with sightings recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in eight North Carolina watersheds. An invasive species, the shrimp are native to East Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Australia. They appear different from shrimp native to the area, with their rusty brown color and black-and-white banding across their tail. Sometimes, the stripe appears as a reddish-orange stripe, stated USGS.

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