Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record?: Coast Guard Station, Newington/NH/Great Bay (1979, Harris and Irons 1982, cited by Dijkstra et al. 2007)
Geographic Extent
UNH Coastal Marine Lab Pier, Portsmouth/NH/Portsmouth Harbor (1993, Blezard 1999; 2003, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Great Bay Marina, Newington/NH/Great Bay (1993, Blezard 1999; 1994, USNM 21102 , U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2003); Wentworth Marina, Portsmouth/HN/Great Bay (2006, Harris and Dijkstra 2008); Coastal Marine Lab, Portsmouth/NH/Great Bay (2006, Harris and Dijkstra 2008; 2010, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013); Great Bay Marina, Newington/NH/Great Bay (2006, Harris Harris and Dijkstra 2008); Jackson Estuarine Lab, Adams Point/NH/Great Bay (Harris and Dijkstra 2008); Odiorne Point/NH/Gulf of Maine (2010, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Recruitment of fouling organisms was reduced on colonial organisms incluiding B. schlosseri in Portsmouth Harbor NH (Dijkstra et al. 2007). | ||