Restaurants throughout the Gulf Coast are serving imported shrimp but telling their customers they're feasting on fresh crustaceans fished in the Gulf of Mexico, a series of new studies found. SeaD Consulting,

Only two restaurants of the 44 inspected in Tampa and St. Petersburg serve authentic, wild-caught Gulf shrimp, a study by SeaD Consulting showed.

Eyeing that locally-caught Gulf shrimp on the menu? It might not be local at all. According to a new report released Monday, 96% of the Tampa Bay restaurants featured in a recent study were found to be serving imported shrimp while implying otherwise.

FOX 13's Aaron Mesmer reports why local shrimping companies are struggling to stay afloat.

A study from SeaD Consulting revealed that while restaurants may advertise locally caught crustaceans, most of the shrimp they served was imported. Shrimp testing was done in several cities including Tampa and St.