Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Horn Island/MS/Gulf of Mexico (mid June-early July, 2000, Graham et al. 2003; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2006)
Geographic Extent
Cat, Ship, Horn, and Petit Bois Islands/MS/Gulf of Mexico (June-September 2000, Graham et al. 2003; USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2006)
Vectors
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Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Fisheries | |
| During the jellyfish bloom in the Gulf of Mexico during 2000, the shrimp fishery (primarily for the White Shrimp, Penaeus setiferus) was reduced and halted during the months of July and August, due to clogging of nets. Economic losses may have been as high as $10 million (Graham et al. 2003). | ||