Species Regional Summary
Carcinus maenas
Chincoteague Bay ( M120 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record?: MD/Chincoteague Bay; Ocean City/MD/Atlantic Ocean (1995, Anson H. Hines, personal communication) (Probably introduced much earlier)

Geographic Extent

MD/Chincoteague Bay; Ocean City/MD/Atlantic Ocean (1995, Anson H. Hines, personal communication); Worcester County/MD/Sinepuxent Bay (2003, de Rivera et al. 2005)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Dry Ballast
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Discarded Bait
Alternate Natural Dispersal

Regional Impacts

References

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