Main Ref. |
Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006 |
To |
Lithuania |
FAO area |
Atlantic, Northeast |
From |
China |
FAO area |
|
Year |
|
Range |
|
Period |
unknown |
Established in the Wild |
yes |
Established in Aquaculture |
|
Significant Ecological Interactions |
unknown |
Significant Socio-economic Effects |
|
Introduced by |
unknown |
Reason |
unknown |
Other Reason |
|
Comments |
San Francisco Bay and its tributaries contain the first and, currently, only known established population of the Chinese mitten crab in North America. Discovered in South San Francisco Bay in 1992, the mitten crab has spread rapidly. |