International Introductions of Eriocheir sinensis
Introductions as compiled by FAO
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.
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