Species Regional Summary
Caprella mutica
Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras ( NA-ET3 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Records: CT/Long Island Sound (1998, James T. Carton, personal communication, 2013)

Geographic Extent

Woods Hole Coast Guard Station/MA/Little Harbor (Vineyard Sound) (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Bourne Marina/MA/Buzzards Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Tripps Marina, Westport/MA/Westport River (Buzzards Bay) (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003; 2010, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013); New Bedford State Pier/MA/Buzzards Bay Bourne Marina/MA/Buzzards Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Popes Island Marina, New Bedford (2010, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013); Bourne Marina/MA/Buzzards Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Bourn; Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Bourne/MA/Buzzards Bay2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003; 2010, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013); Bourne Marina/MA/Buzzards Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Colt State Park, Bristol/RI/Narragansett Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Roger Williams University Dock, Bristol/RI/Mount Hope Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Allen Harbor,North Kingstown/RI/Narragsett Bay (2019, Pederson et al. 2021); Wickford Marina, Wickford/RI/Narragansett Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Fort Getty Pier, Jamestown/RI/West Passage (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Newport Shipyard, Newport/RI/East Passage, Narragansett Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Coaster Harbor Island, Newport/RI/East Passage, Narragansett Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Newport/RI/East Passage, Narragansett Bay ()2010, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013); Pt. Judith Marina, South Kingston/RI/Point Judith Pond (7/25/2010, MacInyre et al. 2011; Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013); Brewers Yacht Yard, Mystic/CT/Fishers Island Sound (2003, MIT Sea Grant 2003; 2019, Pederson et al. 2021); Brewer Yacht Haven, Stamford/CT/Long Island Sound (2019, Pederson et al. 2021);Sterling Harpor Shipyard, Greenport/NY/Long Island Sound (Pederson et al. 2021); Indian River Marina/NJ/Indian River Inlet/ (7/11/2013, Macarena Ros, personal observation, established population); Sunset Marina, Ocean City/MD/Ocean City Inlet (7/29/2013, Macarena Ros, personal observation, established population); Moonbeam Gateway Marina, Brooklyn/NY/Jamaica Bay (2019, Pederson et al. 2021)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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