Species Regional Summary
Mercenaria mercenaria
None ( SP-XXI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Recorod: Oahu/HI/Kane`ohe Bay (2 clams collected in 1967, probably from a planting in the 1930s, Carlton and Eldredge 2009)

Geographic Extent

Oahu/HI/Kane`ohe Bay (2 clams collected in 1967, probably from a planting in the 1930s, Carlton and Eldredge 2009; 1967-1968, a planting by the state, Carlton and Eldredge 2009); Kaua`i/HI/Nomilo fishpond (1967-1968, a planting by the state, Carlton and Eldredge 2009)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Intentional

Regional Impacts

References

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