Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Lincoln County/ME/Damariscotta River (1978, (T. Archambault in Yund and Feldgarden 1992) )
Geographic Extent
Thrumcap Island/ME/Damariscotta River estuary (2003, USGS Woods Hole Science Center 2006); Darling Maine Center Dock, Walpole/ME/Damariscotta River estuary (2007, MIT Sea Grant 2008)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
Economic Impact | Fisheries | |
Botrylloides violaceus was reportedly fouling aquaculture sites on the Damariscotta River (Bullard et al. 2015) | ||