Species Regional Summary
Mya arenaria
None ( B-XI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Sweden/Baltic Sea (abundant by 1900, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, www.frammandearter.se/0/2english/pdf/Mya_arenaria.pdf)

Geographic Extent

Sweden-Finland/Gulf of Bothnia (Olenin and Leppakoski 2007)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Fisheries Intentional
Alternate Natural Dispersal
Alternate Dry Ballast

Regional Impacts

References

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