TOP 10 INVASIVE SPECIES
SPECIFIC REVIEW OF...
SPECIFIC REVIEW OF...
#1. Asian Carp
#2. Sea Squirt
#3. Lionfish
#4. Water Chestnuts
#5. Didymo
#6. Nutria
#7. Sea Lamprey
#8. Zebra Mussel
#9. Chinese Mitten Crab
#10. Alligator Weed
THESE ARE DANGEROUS SPECIES, TAKE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING
SPECIFIC PROFILE...HEED CAUTION
#3. Lionfish
#4. Water Chestnuts
#5. Didymo
#6. Nutria
#7. Sea Lamprey
#8. Zebra Mussel
#9. Chinese Mitten Crab
#10. Alligator Weed
THESE ARE DANGEROUS SPECIES, TAKE CAUTION WHEN APPROACHING
SPECIFIC PROFILE...HEED CAUTION
#9. Chinese Mitten Crab
Name: Eriocheir sinensis
Alias: Chinese Mitten Crab, Morty, "the Menace"
Crime: Competes with native species
Date of Introduction: 1992 (West Coast), 2005 (East Coast)
Introduced From: China
Located: West Coast, Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay
Characteristics: Hairy claws with white tips, notch between the eyes, fourth spine is small, smooth body shape, 3 inches in width, legs are 6 inches long, light brown coloring
How to Capture: It is impossible to physically control them, their population is too immense to wipe out.
How to Kill: It is not ideal to use chemicals to eliminate them from the population because it would also kill other marine life.
How to Prevent: Humans have introduced these species as food and have been stuck to ship boats, knowing how to not distribute the species will prevent them from spreading.
Name: Eriocheir sinensis
Alias: Chinese Mitten Crab, Morty, "the Menace"
Crime: Competes with native species
Date of Introduction: 1992 (West Coast), 2005 (East Coast)
Introduced From: China
Located: West Coast, Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay
Characteristics: Hairy claws with white tips, notch between the eyes, fourth spine is small, smooth body shape, 3 inches in width, legs are 6 inches long, light brown coloring
How to Capture: It is impossible to physically control them, their population is too immense to wipe out.
How to Kill: It is not ideal to use chemicals to eliminate them from the population because it would also kill other marine life.
How to Prevent: Humans have introduced these species as food and have been stuck to ship boats, knowing how to not distribute the species will prevent them from spreading.
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