Species Regional Summary
Magallana gigas
San Pedro Bay ( P050 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Island Yacht Anchorage, Los Angeles/CA/Los Angeles Harbor (2000, Cohen et al. 2002)

Geographic Extent

Island Yacht Anchorage, Los Angeles/CA/Los Angeles Harbor (2000, Cohen et al. 2002; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014, 20 specimens); Long Beach/CA/Colorado Lagoon (Burnaford et al. 2011, on an intertidal rock); Long Beach/CA/Alamitos Bay, Colorado Lagoon (2012, Tronske et al. 2018); Huntington Harbor (2012, Tronske et al. 2018)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Oyster Intentional

Regional Impacts

References

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