Tag No: 96698682-00965

KISR 1627

Sexuality: female

Total length: 14cm

Carapace length: 45mm

Recaptured date: 28 September 2012

Catch position: 27 40N 51 38E

Information on the tag shows, this prawn has been tagged by Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (KISR). There is no evidence that shows moving of green tiger prawn from Arabian side of the Persian Gulf to the Iranian waters. But recaptured of this tagged prawn indicate that, Penaeus semisulcatus can move between two areas.

Reported by:

Nassir Niamaimandi, Ph.D.

Iran Shrimp Research Center

P.O.Box: 1374

Bushehr-Iran

nmaimandi@yahoo.com