Species Regional Summary
Caprella mutica
Gulf of St. Lawrence to Bay of Fundy ( NA-ET1 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Records: Bay L'Argent/Newfoundland/Fortune Bay (2010, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2011); Great Paradise/Newfoundland/Placentia Bay (2010, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2011); Clattice Harbour/Newfoundland/Placentia Bay (2010, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2011); Barren Island/Newfoundland/Placentia Bay (2010, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2011)

Geographic Extent

Bay L'Argent/Newfoundland/Fortune Bay (2010, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2011, 47°32 45N 54°52 58W); Great Paradise/Newfoundland/Placentia Bay (2010, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2011); Clattice Harbour/Newfoundland/Placentia Bay (2010, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2011); Barren Island/Newfoundland/Placentia Bay (2010, Fisheries and Oceans Canada 2011); Sydney/Nova Scotia/Sydey Habour (2008, , Lacoursiere-Roussel et al. 2016): Point Tupper/Nova Scotia/Gut of Canso (2008, Lacoursiere-Roussel et al. 2016); Halifax/Nova Scotia/Atlantic Ocean (2008, Lacoursiere-Roussel et al. 2016); Liverpool/Nova Scotia/Mersey River (2008, Lacoursiere-Roussel et al. 2016)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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