Species Regional Summary
Mercenaria mercenaria
San Francisco Bay ( P090 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Alameda/CA/San Francisco Bay (1901, failed, Keep 1901, cited by Carlton 1979)

Geographic Extent

Alameda/CA/San Francisco Bay (1901, failed, Keep 1901, cited by Carlton 1979); Coyote Point/CA/San Francisco Bay (1968, 6 live specimens, Carlton 1979); north of San Mateo Bridge, Burlingame/CA/South San Francisco Bay (3/22-5/20, 1981, Chew 2001, 4 plantings of 19,000 to 55,700 clams each, no further records); Foster City/CA/South San Francisco Bay (3/27/1981, Chew 2001, 2700 clams planted, no further records)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Intentional

Regional Impacts

References

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