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ACTA ADRIATICA
Volume 63, Issue 1, Pages 27-34Publisher
INST OCEANOGRAFIJU I RIBARSTVO
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Portunidae; Charybdis japonica; alien species; Adriatic Sea; Mediterranean Sea; shipping
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This article reports the collection of two more specimens of Charybdis japonica near the port of Ravenna, fifteen years after the first capture of a specimen in the Adriatic Sea. This swimming crab, native from the North Western Pacific, has already demonstrated its invasive capacity in New Zealand. Its potential establishment in the northern Adriatic lagoons poses a threat to the local Manila clam fishery and aquaculture activities.
Fifteen years after the first capture of a specimen of Charybdis japonica in the Adriatic Sea, we report the collection of two more specimens near the port of Ravenna. This swimming crab, native from the North Western Pacific, has already proved its invasive capacity in New Zealand coastal waters. Its possible establishment in the northern Adriatic lagoons may represent a treat for the local Manila clam fishery and aquaculture activities.
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