Species Regional Summary
Penaeus monodon
West Mississippi Sound ( G170 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: west of Deer Island and east of Cat Island [near Biloxi]/MS/Mississippi Sound (7/24/2011, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2011)

Geographic Extent

west of Deer Island and east of Cat Island [near Biloxi]/MS/Mississippi Sound (7/24/2011, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2011); Bay St. Louis, near Bay St. Louis Yacht Club/MS/Mississippi Sound (4/8/2012, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012);; St. Bernard Parish/LA/Lake Borgne (8/22/2011, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2011); LA/Lake Pontchartrain (9/9/2011, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2011)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Alternate Natural Dispersal

Regional Impacts

References

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