Main Ref. |
Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006 |
To |
French Polynesia |
FAO area |
|
From |
New Caledonia |
FAO area |
|
Year |
1958 |
Range |
|
Period |
1950-1974 |
Established in the Wild |
probably yes |
Established in Aquaculture |
|
Significant Ecological Interactions |
unknown |
Significant Socio-economic Effects |
|
Introduced by |
unknown |
Reason |
fisheries |
Other Reason |
|
Comments |
Eldredge 1994. First harvest in 1971 with 261 tons harvested in 1973. Trochus from Tahiti were transferred to several Islands in French Polynesia during the late 1960's early 1970s. |