Species Regional Summary
Homarus americanus
None ( AR-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Iceland/Atlantic Ocean (early 1960s, W of Iceland, van der Meeren et al. 2006, 1 specimen)

Geographic Extent

West coast of Iceland/Atlantic Ocean (early 1960s, W of Iceland; 1965, SW of Iceland, van der Meeren et al. 2006, 1 specimen)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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