Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Collier County/FL/Pumpkin Bay (1962, Park 1969, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 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. com. 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 2009)