Species Regional Summary
Penaeus vannamei
None ( CAR-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Puerto Rico/Canal connecting commercial aquaculture operations to the La Plata River mouth (2008, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008)

Geographic Extent

Puerto Rico/Canal connecting commercial aquaculture operations to the La Plata River mouth (2008, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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