Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Bluffton/SC/Calibogue Sound (1988, Wenner and Knott 1992, , USGS Nonindigenous Species Program 2007, about 1000 shrimp escaped from aquaculture facilities).

Geographic Extent

Bluffton/SC/Calibogue Sound (1988, Wenner and Knott 1992; , USGS Nonindigenous Species Program 2007, about 1000 shrimp escaped from aquaculture facilities); Fripp Island/SC/Atlantic Ocean (2007, , USGS Nonindigenous Species Program 2007, 1st collection of this species in 9 years); Fripp Island/SC/Atlantic Ocean (2009, David Knott 2009); adjacent to Hilton Head Island/SC/Port Royal Sound (10/5/2009, USGS Nonindigenous Species Program 2009); off Hunting Island/SC/Fripp Inlet, approx. 32.3 N, 80.3 W (10/18/2009, USGS Nonindigenous Species Program 2009); ~0.1km off Hunting Island/SC/Atlantic Ocean, 32.3 N, 80.4383 W (10/19/2009, Cptn. Henry Chisolm, reported and photographed by Al Segars of SCDNR, pers. comm,, Pam Fuller, USGS); ~5 mi off Hilton Head Island, at Gaskin Banks/SC/Atlantic Ocean (10/4/2009, David Knott, pers. comm., to Pam Fuller USGS, 32.0869 N, 80.6940 W)