Species Regional Summary
Magallana gigas
Bay of Fundy to Cape Cod ( NA-ET2 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Blue Hill-Sedgwick/ME/Salt Pond (1949, no spat seen, Dow 1970, cited by Shatkin et al. 1997)

Geographic Extent

Blue Hill-Sedgwick/ME/Salt Pond (1949, no spat seen, Dow 1970, cited by Shatkin et al. 1997); Cape Rosier/ME/Goose Pond (1970s, Shatkin et al. 1979); Blue Hill/ME/Middle Salt Pond (1970s, Shatkin et al. 1979); Lincoln County/ME/Seal Cove, Damariscotta River (1970s, Shatkin et al. 1979); Lincoln County/ME/Seal Cove, Damariscotta River (1970s, Shatkin et al. 1979); Darling Center/ME/Damariscotta River (1970s, experimental culture, Shatkin et al. 1979); Barnstable/MA/Barnstable Harbor, Cape Cod Bay (1949, Dean 1979, no evidence of spawning)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Oyster Intentional
Alternate Oyster Accidental

Regional Impacts

References

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