Biologist Claims To Have World's Largest Shrimp
POSTED: Sunday, April 16, 2006
UPDATED: 8:55 am EDT April 18,
2006
A biologist in Cartagena, Colombia is in possession of what may be the world's largest shrimp, according to a report.
Edilberto Flechas purchased the giant black tiger shrimp for about $800 from a fisherman.
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"This is the biggest species ever known here or even in literature, Flechas said. "The size of this shrimp exceeds the average size. The average length is 21 centimeters and this one is 40 centimeters." The black tiger shrimp is farmed everywhere in Asia, particularly in Thailand. It was not clear of how this specimen ended up in Colombian waters. Flechas was worried about the implications of the foreign shrimp's invasion of Colombian waters. "The big difference, which could also be harmful for us, is that this species is a predator and it could end native species," he said. The Black Tiger dominates the global shrimp market at 56 percent of the total world shrimp production. Other main sources of global supply are Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Although Flechas received a lot of tempting purchase offers for his shrimp, he chose to keep it for further study, according to the report. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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IMAGES: More strange stories, images "This is the biggest species ever known here or even in literature, Flechas said. "The size of this shrimp exceeds the average size. The average length is 21 centimeters and this one is 40 centimeters." The black tiger shrimp is farmed everywhere in Asia, particularly in Thailand. It was not clear of how this specimen ended up in Colombian waters. Flechas was worried about the implications of the foreign shrimp's invasion of Colombian waters. "The big difference, which could also be harmful for us, is that this species is a predator and it could end native species," he said. The Black Tiger dominates the global shrimp market at 56 percent of the total world shrimp production. Other main sources of global supply are Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Although Flechas received a lot of tempting purchase offers for his shrimp, he chose to keep it for further study, according to the report. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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