Main Ref. |
Miller, A.W., G.M. Ruiz, M.S. Minton and R.F. Ambrose, 2007 |
To |
Western USA |
FAO area |
Pacific, Eastern Central |
From |
New York |
FAO area |
Atlantic, Northwest |
Year |
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Range |
1869 - 1940 |
Period |
1925-1949 |
Established in the Wild |
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Established in Aquaculture |
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Significant Ecological Interactions |
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Significant Socio-economic Effects |
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Introduced by |
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Reason |
accidental |
Other Reason |
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Comments |
Associated with live Crassostrea virginica oyster transfers from the waters surrounding New York City and Long Island in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to San Francisco Bay, CA and Willapa Bay, WA. |