Species Regional Summary
Carcinus maenas
None ( AUS-VII )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Adelaide/South Australia/Adelaide Harbour (St. Vincents Gulf) (1976, Furlani 1996; Wiltshire et al. 2010, rare in recent years)

Geographic Extent

Adelaide/South Australia/Adelaide Harbour (St. Vincents Gulf) (1976, Furlani 1996; Thresher et al. 2003; Wiltshire et al. 2010); Willunga/South Australia/St. Vincents Gulf (1998, Thresher et al. 2003); Port Vincent/South Australia/St. Vincents Gulf (Wiltshire et al. 2010);  South Australia/West Lakes (Wiltshire et al. 2010)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Natural Dispersal
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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