| Specimen ID | 273020 |
| Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
| Genus | Crassostrea |
| Species | gigas |
| Common Name | Pacific giant oyster |
| State | AK |
| County | Valdez-Cordova |
| Locality | Prince William Sound |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Prince William Sound |
| HUC8 Number | 19020203 |
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| Collection Year | 1980 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | stocked aquaculture |
| Status | stocked |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 9186 |
| Author: | Carlton, J.T. |
| Date: | 1979 |
| Title: | History, Biogeography, and Ecology of the Introduced Marine and Estuarine Invertebrates of the Pacific Coast of North America. |
| Publisher: | University of California |
| Pages: | 904 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 19546 |
| Author: | Ruiz, G.M., T. Huber, K. Larson, L. McCann, B. Steve, P. Fofonoff, & A.H. Hines. |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Title: | Biological Invasions in Alaska's Coastal marine Ecosystems: Establishing a Baseline. |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. |
| Pages: | 112 |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 19547 |
| Author: | Hines, A.H., and G.M. Ruiz. |
| Date: | 2000 |
| Title: | Biological invasions of cold-water coastal ecosystems: ballast-mediated introductions in Port Valdez/Prince William Sound, Alaska. |
| Publisher: | Regional Citizens' Advisory Council of Prince William Sound. |
| Pages: | xiii+337 |
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| Comments | Unable to reproduce in Alaskan waters. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
| Specimen Impact | Potential NIS vector. |
