International Introductions of Perna viridis
Introductions as compiled by FAO
Main Ref. Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006
To French Polynesia
FAO area
From New Caledonia
FAO area
Year 1978
Range
Period 1975-present
Established in the Wild unknown
Established in Aquaculture
Significant Ecological Interactions unknown
Significant Socio-economic Effects
Introduced by unknown
Reason aquaculture
Other Reason
Comments Eldredge 1994. culture area caged to exclude predatory Scylla serrata. Spat production continues in 1990 with 3million spat/yr production.
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