Species Regional Summary
Eriocheir sinensis
Lake Ontario ( GL-III )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Half Moon Point/Ontario/Lake Ontario (1981, Tepolt et al. 2007)

Geographic Extent

Half Moon Point/Ontario/Lake Ontario (1981, Tepolt et al. 2007); Cootes Paradise Sanctuary, Hamilton/Ontario/Lake Ontario (6/19/2015, McNeill 2015, a single adult crab, a fishery or religious release, 43.27696°N 79.90305°W)

Vectors

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

Regional Impacts

References

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