Species Regional Summary
Mytilus galloprovincialis
None ( NWP-2 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Hongkong/China/Victoria Harbour (1983, Lee and Morton 1985, Astudillo et al. 2014, not found in 2011-2012 surveys)

Geographic Extent

Hongkong/China/Victoria Harbour (1983, Lee and Morton 1985; Astudillo et al. 2014, not found in 2011-2012 surveys); Guangdong Province/China/South China Sea (Huang 2001); Kaohsiung/Taiwan/port of Kaohsiung, South China Sea (2015, Minchin et al. 2016, low abundance, one locality)

Vectors

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

Regional Impacts

References

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