Species Regional Summary
Callinectes sapidus
None ( NWP-3b )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Osaka/Japan/Osaka Bay (Pacific Ocean) (1976, Williams 1984, establishment unconfirmed; Iwasaki 2006)

Geographic Extent

Osaka/Japan/Osaka Bay (Pacific Ocean) (1976, Williams 1984); Hamamatsu area (Honshu)/Japan/Lake Hamana-Ko (Williams 1984)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Alternate Fisheries Intentional

Regional Impacts

References

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