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App may help ID shrimp affliction
Black gill causing decline in population
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Scientists on the Georgia coast are documenting an affliction in shrimp known as black gill as part of an ongoing research project. - photo by Special
SAVANNAH — Scientists on the Georgia coast are documenting an affliction in shrimp known as black gill as part of an ongoing research project. The University of Georgia's Skidaway Institute of Oceanography has been involved with the research for several years, and now scientists hope a new smart phone app yields more insight. The app is aimed at getting shrimpers to report what they see while on the job, The Savannah Morning News reported .
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