Species Regional Summary
Eriocheir sinensis
Northern Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico, Florida Straits, to Middle Eastern Florida ( CAR-I )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Plaquemines Parish/LA/Bay Gardene, Mississippi River delta (1987, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2006, 1 specimen)

Geographic Extent

Plaquemines Parish/LA/Bay Gardene, Mississippi River delta (1987, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program, 1 specimen); Killona/LA/Mississippi River (2/18/2020,  https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135813615, 1 photo)

Vectors

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

Regional Impacts

References

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