Chinese Mitten Crab in the River Mersey:
Hi all,
just a quick post for information - I've also uploaded the record onto RODIS.
An angler contacted the EA's Fisheries Team about catching a crab in Warrington. The Fisheries Officer collected the specimen and brought it back to the office/lab for further identification. We have verified that it is a Chinese Mitten Crab (CMC) (Eriocheir sinensis).
This is the first EA record of CMC in the river Mersey. We have had anecdotal records, but no one has ever kept a voucher specimen or have taken good photos.
Species: Eriocheir sinensis - Chinese Mitten Crab
Sex: Male
NGR: SJ 62981 88218 (This is 2.8km upstream of the tidal limit ((which is Howley
Weir), so we are in the freshwater section).
Recorders: Ian Wood and Paul Breslin (Environment Agency)
Date observed: 21/07/2009
Images: [I have good images, but I'm not sure how to upload them on the forum].
Further information:
http://www.nonnativespecies.org/01_Fact ... Sheets.cfm
http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesinformat ... iesID=3283
I've also reported the record to MarLIN.
Cheers,
Paul.
Chinese Mitten Crab - River Mersey
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Re: Chinese Mitten Crab - River Mersey
Paul,
To post your pictures follow the instructions below - or, send them to me at steve.mcwilliam@btinternet.com and I will gladly add them into your message above for you:
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Cheers
Steve
To post your pictures follow the instructions below - or, send them to me at steve.mcwilliam@btinternet.com and I will gladly add them into your message above for you:
Instructions On How To Place A Photograph In Your Posting:
To place a photograph in your Forum post - start a "New Topic" in the relevant taxon discussion group (e.g. Birds); go to the bottom of the page and click on the tab which says "Upload Attachment"; browse for the photo file on your hard-drive and click the "Add the file" button. On the next screen which appears it will have 2 buttons at the bottom, one of which says: "Place inline"; click this button to add the photo directly into your text in your post. Now finalise your posting by clicking the "Submit" button. And you are finished !!
Cheers
Steve
Re: Chinese Mitten Crab - River Mersey
File on your hard-drive and click the "Add the file" button.