Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Italy/Lagoon of Venice (1949, Galil 2002)
Geographic Extent
Italy/Lagoon of Venice (1949, Galil et al. 2002); Italy/central Adriatic Sea (1972, Galil et al. 2002); Gargano National Park/Italy/Lesina and Varona Lagoons, Adriatic Sea (Florio et al. 2006; 2014, 2 ovigenous females found, Cilenti et al. 2015); Ston Peljeac peninsula/Croatia/south-eastern Adriatic (2004, Onofri et al. 2008, 4 specimens); Salento Peninsula/Italy/Acquatina lagoon, Adriatic Sea (Mancinelli et al. al 2014, 40 27 22 N; 18 12 24E); Croatia/Neretva River estuary (2004, 2006, Onofri et al. 2008, 1 specimen each); Albania/Potok Lagoon (2009, Beqiraj and Kashta, 41°38'N, 19°36'E, established); Montenegro/Boka Kotorska Bay (Markovi? and Djurovi? in Kapiris et al. 2014, 42 24’ 48’’ N, 180 41’ 56’’ E); Iraly-Croatia-Montenegro/Ionian Sea (widespread, abundant, according to citizen-scientiists (Cerri et al. 2020),
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Fisheries Intentional |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Fisheries | |
Fishermen in the Lagoon of Patok, Albania, report that Blue Crabs (Callinectes sapidus) damage their fishing nets (Beqiraj and Kashta 2010). Fishermen citizen-scientists perceived impacts as negative (Cerri et al. 2020). Italian fishermen report intense predation on clams (probably Ruditapes decussatus and R, philippinarum) prised in italian cooking )Armellini et al. 2023). | ||