Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Avery Point, Groton/CT/Fishers Island Sound (1985, 1997 Berger and Whitlach 1997; Osman and Whitlach 1999; Whitlatch and Osman 2000)
Geographic Extent
Avery Point, Groton/CT/Fishers Island Sound (1985, 1997 Berger and Whitlach 1997; Osman and Whitlatch 1999; Whitlatch and Osman 2000); Mystic Marine Fuel, Mystic/CT/Mystic River (9/16/2009, MIT Sea Grant 2011); Stirling Harbor Shipyard, Greenport, Long Island/NY/Long Island Sound (2019, Pederson et al. 2021)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Long Island Sound, 'Ascidiella's primary effect was the reduction of available substrate on which other species could recruit successfully' (Osman and Whitlach 2000). | ||