Species Regional Summary
Caprella mutica
Massachusetts Bay ( N170 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Records: Bay Pointe Marina, Quincy/MA/Massachusetts Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Black Falcon Terminal, Boston/MA/Boston Harbor (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); MWRA Deer Island, Boston/MA/Boston Harbor (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Rowes Wharf, Boston/MA/Boston Harbor (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Hawthorne Cove Marina, Salem/MA/Salem Harbor (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Tucks Point Marina, Beverly/MA/Massachusetts Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Cape Ann Marina, Gloucester/MA/Massachusetts Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Gloucester State Pier/MA/Massachusetts Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003)

Geographic Extent

Bay Pointe Marina, Quincy/MA/Massachusetts Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Black Falcon Terminal, Boston/MA/Boston Harbor (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); MWRA Deer Island, Boston/MA/Boston Harbor (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Rowes Wharf, Boston/MA/Boston Harbor (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003; ; 2010, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013); Hawthorne Cove Marina, Salem/MA/Salem Harbor (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003; 2010, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013; 208, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Office of Coastal ZoneManagement,2020); Tucks Point Marina, Beverly/MA/Massachusetts Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Cape Ann Marina, Gloucester/MA/Massachusetts Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Gloucester State Pier/MA/Massachusetts Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003; 2010, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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