NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
Rathbun, R. 1888. The transplanting of lobsters to the Pacific coast of the United States. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 8:453-472. http://fishbull.noaa.gov/8-1/rathbun.pdf.
Reference Number: 9341 Type: Journal Article Author: Rathbun, R. Date (year): 1888 Article Title:The transplanting of lobsters to the Pacific coast of the United States. Journal Name: Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission Volume: 8 Issue: Pages: 453-472 URL: http://fishbull.noaa.gov/8-1/rathbun.pdf Keywords: invertebrates crustaceans lobsters Homarus americanus marine
Homarus americanus CA - San Francisco Bay at Oakland UT - Great Salt Lake CA - Bonita Lighthouse outside the Golden Gate CA - Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay CA - Point Lobos south of Carmel Bay CA - Monterey Bay CA - Trinidad Lighthouse (off), between San Francisco and Cape Disappointment, WA CA - San Francisco Bay CA - Monterey Bay (in and off) WA - Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River WA - Shoalwater (Willapa) Bay WA - Puget Sound near Port Townsend. CA - Monterey Bay WA - Port Townsend Bay WA - Shoalwater (Willapa) Bay WA - Hoquiam River, at mouth, Grays Harbor WA - Gray's Harbor, at Peterson Point near entrance to harbor. NE - Elkhorn River near Omaha
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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/21/2026].
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