Species Regional Summary
Dreissena polymorpha
Barataria Bay ( G200 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: LA/Atchafalaya River Basin at Bayou Little Sorrel about 3 miles east of its confluence with Sixmile Lake (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008)

Geographic Extent

LA/Atchafalaya River Basin at Bayou Little Sorrel about 3 miles east of its confluence with Sixmile Lake (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008); Establishment in the lower Atchafalaya Basin is seasonal with summer die-offs due to high temperature and low oxygen (Mihuc et al. 1999).

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Canal
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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