Species Regional Summary
Ascidiella aspersa
Narragansett Bay ( M020 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Jamestown/RI/Narragansett Bay (1997, Whitlatch and Osman 2000)

Geographic Extent

Jamestown/RI/Narragansett Bay (1997, Whitlatch and Osman 2000); Fall River/MA/Battleship Cove, Mount Hope Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Colt State Park, Bristol/ RI/Narragansett Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Roger Williams University dock, Bristol/RI/Narragansett Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Potters Cove, Prudence Island/RI/Narragansett Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); North Kingstown/RI/Allens Harbor (Narragansett Bay) (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Prudence Island T-Wharf, Bay Islands Park/RI/Narragansett Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Wickford Marina, Wickford/RI/Wickford Harbor (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Newport Shipyard, Newport/RI/East Passage, Narragansett Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Coasters Harbor, Newport/RI/East Passage, Narragansett Bay (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Fort Adams State Park/Newport/RI/Narragansett Bay (2010, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013);

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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