Killer Shrimp Update 3

12 April 2011

The invasive non native shrimp, Dikerogammarus villosus (‘killer shrimp’),was first reported in the UK on 3rd September in Grafham Water SSSI in Cambridgeshire, and was subsequently found on 25th November in Cardiff Bay, and on 26th November in Eglwys Nunydd reservoir (Port Talbot), in South Wales. Briefing notes 1 and 2 (11th October 2010; 22nd December 2010) provided information on the response to these discoveries. Both available at: www.nonnativespecies.org/alerts/killershrimp

This briefing note provides a further update on developments. Killer Shrimp has not been recorded in North Wales as yet...

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