Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Collier County/FL/Pumpkin Bay (1962, Park 1969, Center for Aquatic Resource Studies 2009)
Approximately 30 pairs were introduced into Pumpkin Bay (Gulf of Mexico), Collier Co., Florida in 1962 in an attempt to establish a commercial crab fishery (pers. comm. from R. P. Hutton to R. M. Ingle; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009).
Geographic Extent
Collier County/FL/Pumpkin Bay (1962, Park 1969, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program s 2009)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Probable | Fisheries Intentional |