Black gill in SC’s shrimp is caused by an apostome ciliate, a parasitic organism, that attaches itself to the crustaceans. The most visible symptom of this disease is darkened gills, possibly an immune response to the ciliate. …
South Carolina’s favorite seafood will soon be more widely available at docks and markets along the coast as commercial shrimp trawling opened in all legal South Carolina waters on June 1. …
In a year that’s been anything but average for humans, biologists are forecasting a typical season for South Carolina’s favorite crustacean. …
As the 2019 shrimping season comes to an end, shrimpers on Shem Creek are still scratching their heads. As they pull up their nets until April, they are speculating what may have caused the shortage of shrimp in the area this year. …
Tommy Edwards’ luck turned on Friday. The Shem Creek shrimper brought in more than 500 pounds of shrimp — most of them big ones. …
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