Chinese Mitten Crab - River Mersey

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PaulBreslin
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Chinese Mitten Crab - River Mersey

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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.
SteveMcBill
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Re: Chinese Mitten Crab - River Mersey

Post by SteveMcBill »

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:

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 :)
Aldowin
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Re: Chinese Mitten Crab - River Mersey

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File on your hard-drive and click the "Add the file" button.

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