Species Regional Summary
Mya arenaria
None ( NEA-III )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record? Ireland 'all coasts'; UK 'all coasts' (MarLin 2007)

Geographic Extent

Ireland/'all coasts'; UK/'all British coasts' (MarLin 2007); Ireland/Atlantic Ocean (by 1900, Minchin 2007); Sligo/Ireland/Atlantic Ocean (2004, Crocetta and Turolla 2011); Limerick/Ireland/Shannon estuay (2021, O'Shaughnessy et al. 2021)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Intentional
Alternate Natural Dispersal
Alternate Dry Ballast

Regional Impacts

References

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