Species Regional Summary
Homarus americanus
Puget Sound ( P290 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Port Townsend/WA/Puget Sound (1889, Smith 1895)

Geographic Extent

Port Townsend/WA/Puget Sound (1889, Smith 1895); site); Edmonds Underwater Park , Edmonds/WA/Puget Sound (09/29/2018, Patrick Lynch, sighting, personal communication, via REEF, 12.2 m depth, 1 individual) . Divers in Puget Sound report several sightings of adult American Lobsters, over the last 10 years, including females, with eggs Patrick Lynch, sighting, personal communication, via REEF) .

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Intentional

Regional Impacts

References

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