Species Regional Summary
Penaeus monodon
Atchafalaya/Vermilion Bays ( G220 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: approximately 1 mile east of Cypremort Pt, LA near mouth of Hammock Bayou/LA/Vermilion Bay (2007, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007)

Geographic Extent

approximately 1 mile east of Cypremort Pt, LA near mouth of Hammock Bayou/LA/Vermilion Bay (2007, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007); Blue Point/LA/Vermilion Bay (9/9/2009, 10/6/2009, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009, 1 specimen each); along the eastern shore of Marsh Island/LA/Cote Blanch Bay (8/26/2010, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2010, 29.5225, -91.6906, 1 specimen); couple hundred yards out from edge of Cypremort Point State Park/LA/Vermilion Bay (5/14/2011, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2011)

Vectors

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

Regional Impacts

References

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