Species Regional Summary
Carcinus maenas
Delaware Bay ( M090 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Cape May/NJ/Delaware Bay (1900, Introduced, Established, Rathbun 1930)

Geographic Extent

Cape May/NJ/Delaware Bay (1900, Rathbun 1930); (2002, de Rivera et al. 2005); Lewes/DE/Delaware Bay (Leathem and Maurer 1980)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Dry Ballast
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Natural Dispersal
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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