Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: Windsor/Ontario/Detroit River (1965, Nepszy et al. 1973)
Geographic Extent
Windsor/Ontario/Detroit River (1965, Nepszy et al. 1973); Gillnets, Erieau/Ontario/Lake Erie (1973, Nepszy et al. 1973); Gillnets, Port Stanley/Ontario/Lake Erie (1973, Nepszy et al. 1973); Lorain/OH/Lorain Harbor, Lake Erie (1975, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007); Lorain/OH/Lorain Harbor, Lake Erie (2007, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2007); Wheatley/Ontario/Lake Erie (3-18-2004, 41°55.0', 82°19.8, de Lafontaine et al. 2008); Port Alma/Ontario/Lake Erie (3-7-05, 42°05', 82°14', de Lafontaine et al. 2008)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
References
de Lafontaine, Yves; Sévigny, Jean-Marie; Calvé, Richard; Verreault, Guy; Despatie, Simon-Pierre; Veilleux, Éloïse (2008) Chinese mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis ) in the St. Lawrence River and estuary, Canada: new records and risk of invasion., Aquatic Invasions 3(2): 153-1632006 Presence of the Chinese Mitten Crab in the St. Lawrence River.. http://www.qc.ec.gc.ca/csl/inf/inf003_007_e.html
Nepszy, S.J., Leach, J.H. (1973) First records of the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis, (Crustacea: Brachyura) from North America, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 30(12): 1909-1910
Tepolt, Carolyn K.; Blum, Michael J.; Lee, Victoria A.; Hanson, Erik D. (2007) Genetic analysis of the Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) introduced to the North American Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway., Journal of Great Lakes Research 33: 658-667
2003-2015 Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, FL. http://nas.er.usgs.gov