Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Galveston/TX/Gulf of Mexico (1893, Baird 1893, eggs from dead lobsters were planted); In 1893, a shipment of 745 lobsters, including 37 with developing eggs were sent by ship to Galveston TX. The lobsters all died before reaching their destination, but the eggs were planted in offshore waters (Baird 1893).
Geographic Extent
Galveston/TX/Gulf of Mexico (1893, Baird 1893, eggs from dead lobsters were planted)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Probable | Fisheries Intentional |