Invasion
Invasion Description
Southampton/England/Southampton Water (English Channel) (Jones 1963; Coughlan 1977)
Geographic Extent
Southampton/England/Southampton Water (English Channel) (Jones 1963; Coughlan 1977); Cowes,Isle of Wight/England,/the Solent (English Channel) ((Jones 1963); Shoreham Harbor to Poole Harbor/England/English Channel (Jones 1963; Swansea/Wales/Irish Sea (Jones 1963);; Lady Windsor Dock, Burry/Wales/Irish Sea (Jones 1963)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Shipping/Boating | |
| In Swansea, Wales and Southhampton Water, England, heated discharges of power plants prolonged the breeding period of Limnoria quadripunctata and tripunctata, increasing damage to wooden docks (Raymont 1976; Coughlan 1977). In Southampton Water, boring by the two Limnoria species removed 6-13% of untreated wooden test blocks (Coughlan 1977). | ||