Species Regional Summary
Penaeus monodon
None ( CAR-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Montecristi/Dominican Republic/Caribbean Sea (1988, Lorenzo Juarez, from the Shrimp List- http://www.shrimpnews.com/FreeNewsBackIssues/FreeNewsApril200628.html, a wild shrimp caught near aquaculture operation)

Geographic Extent

Montecristi/Dominican Republic/Caribbean Sea (1988, Lorenzo Juarez, From the Shrimp List- http://www.shrimpnews.com/FreeNewsBackIssues/FreeNewsApril200628.html, a wild shrimp caught near aquaculture operation); just W of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Sector, La Boquilla/Puerto Rico Caribbean Sea (5/3/2012, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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