Species Regional Summary
Orthione griffenis
Alsea River ( P200 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: OR/Alsea Bay (Floyd and Chapman 2005; Chapman et al. 2012; Chapman et al. 2014). The

Geographic Extent

OR/Alsea Bay (Floyd and Chapman 2005); Chapman et al. 2012; Chapman et al. 2014)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Discarded Bait
Alternate Natural Dispersal

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactParasitism
Populations of Upogebia pugettensis in Alsea Bay have been declining, from 1992 to 2011, due to parasitism and castration by Orthione griffenis (Chapman et al. 2014).
 
Economic ImpactFisheries
Commerical harvest of Upogebia pugettensis in Alsea Bay has declined from an an annual average of 480 kg in 1991-1996 to 120 kg in 2009-2011 (Chapman et al. 2014).
 

References

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