Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Whatcom County/WA/Samish Bay (1924, Kincaid 1947, cited by Carlton 1979)
Geographic Extent
Whatcom County/WA/Bellingham Bay (1926, Dall 1926, cited by Carlton 1979); Whatcom County/WA/Samish Bay (1924, Kincaid 1947, cited by Carlton 1979)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Oyster Accidental |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Fisheries | |
| Ocinebrellus inornatus is 'very destructive to native oysters in Puget Sound' (Galtsoff 1932). | ||
| Ecological Impact | Predation | |
| Ocinebrellus inornatus is 'very destructive to native oysters in Puget Sound' (Galtsoff 1932). The feeding rate on mussels is about 2X that of the native Nucella lamellosa (Wlliams and McDonald 2009, O. inornatus from Samish Bay.) | ||