Species Regional Summary
Mercenaria mercenaria
None ( NEA-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Charente-Maritime/France/Seudre estuary (1910, Chew 2001)

Geographic Extent

Brittany/France/Golfe de Morbihan (1939, Goulletquer, et al. 2002); Charente-Maritime/France/Seudre estuary (1910, Chew 2001); Charente-Maritime/France/Marennes-Oleron Bay (de Montaudouin and Sauriau 2000; Chew 2001)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Intentional

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactFisheries
Fisheries for M. mercenaria became established in the Gulf of Morbihan and the Marennes-Oleron estuary by the 1960s (Chew 2001).
 

References

Full Reference List for Mercenaria mercenaria

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