Species Regional Summary
Penaeus vannamei
None ( SP-XXI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: HI/Pacific Ocean (1994, no specific location, escaped from farm ponds, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Programs 2009; Carlton and Eldredge 2009)

Geographic Extent

HI/Pacific Ocean (1994, no specific location, escaped from farm ponds, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009; Carlton and Eldredge 2009)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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