Killer shrimp found in River Severn
A SHRIMP related to the invasive European shellfish 'killer shrimp' has been found on the River Severn at Tewkesbury.
The Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, which is not native to the UK, has also been discovered in the Bevere near Worcester and two canals in Worcestershire and it is the first time the invasive shellfish has been found in this country.
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Killer shrimp
It was found after samples were taken from the River Severn on behalf of Severn Trent Water.
The Environment Agency said: "Until we have better information we will, as a precaution, treat it as a high impact species.
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"We now have a dedicated team in place to establish how far the shrimp has spread along the river and canal network."
The EA and Canal & River Trust are urging all water users to help slow the spread of this invasive species by helping publicise the bio-security advice available at www.nonnativespecies.org/checkcleandry.
Chris John, National Ecologist for the Canal & River Trust said, "As the charity responsible for caring for 2000 miles of canals and rivers across the country, one of our primary aims is to protect the nations waterways from invasive species such as this. We need the support of people that enjoy the waterways to prevent the shrimp spreading by checking, cleaning and drying any clothes, equipment or craft that could carry invasive species, before and after they visit the waterways, and by reporting any suspected sightings of the shrimp through the dedicated email address."
Comments
by JASB999
Thursday, October 04 2012, 5:10PM
“Yes”
by ShorterNews
Thursday, October 04 2012, 5:05PM
“Ha ha ha! I can't believe someone gave a negative to my previous comment!
Would folk rather be misled and misinformed?”
by the_mogul
Thursday, October 04 2012, 4:56PM
“Shrimps generally are aren't they? @TimMassenger”
by TimMessanger
Thursday, October 04 2012, 4:45PM
“OK are they edible?”
by ShorterNews
Thursday, October 04 2012, 4:42PM
“Dear TiG,
Please be very careful when wording your headlines. The article itself clearly states that the species in question is RELATED to the notorious "Killer Shrimp", but is not ACTUALLY the "Killer Shrimp".
So why choose a headline that is completely wrong I wonder.....”