Invasion
Invasion Description
None
Geographic Extent
Coral Gables/FL/Biscayne Bay (Gardiner 1975, National Benthic Inventory 2006); FL/Fllorida Bay (National Benthic Inventory 2006); Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas/FL/Gulf of Mexico (National Benthic Inventory 2006); Sampling area about 120 X 60 mi, just north of Key West/FL/Gulf of Mexico (Vittor and Associates 2000, South Florida Gulf Benthic Community Assessment. http://www.nbi.noaa.gov/products/reports/1999%20South%20Florida%20Gulf%20Report.pdf); Brownsville/TX/Laguna Madre (Llanso and Sillett 2009, on towed ship, for dismantling, 'Scan'); National Park Veracruzan Coral Reef System/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico (Winfield et al. 2013, 19°00’00-19°16’00N, 95°45’00-96°12’00W, from logs)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Ballast Water |
Probable | Hull Fouling |