Species Regional Summary
Pinctada margaritifera
_CDA_S196 (Cape Canaveral) ( S196 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Boynton Beach/FL/Atlantic Ocean (in deep sublittoral waters on coral reefs, 1994, Carlton and Ruckelshaus 1997)

Geographic Extent

80 km off Boca Raton/FL/Atlantic Ocean (1990, Carlton and Ruckelshaus 1997); Boynton Beach/FL/Atlantic Ocean in deep sublittoral waters (~27 m) on coral reefs (1994, Carlton and Ruckelshaus 1997; Frank 2003, http://www.jaxshells.org/910.htm)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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