Species Regional Summary
Mya arenaria
None ( AR-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: east coast/Iceland/Atlantic Ocean (1958, Oskarssen 1961, cited by Strasser 1999; Simonarson and Leifsdottir 2009; Thorarinsdottir et al. 2014; Carlton 2023a)

Geographic Extent

east coast/Iceland/Atlantic Ocean (1958, Oskarssen 1961, cited by Strasser 1999; Thorarinsdottir et al. 2014; Simonarson and Leifsdottir 2009) [The bivalve genus Mya in Iceland] Natturufraedingurinn. 78(1-2). 2009. 57-65. [Icelandic]; now widespread the country around tCarlton 2023a)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Alternate Fisheries Intentional

Regional Impacts

References

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