Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Damariscotta/ME/Damariscotta River (1982, Dijkstra and Nolan 2011, observed by oyster farmers)
Geographic Extent
Boothbay Harbor/ME/ Boothbay Harbor (2007, MIT Sea Grant 2007); Damariscotta/ME/Damariscotta River (1982. Dijkstra and Nolan 2011, observed by oyster farmers); Damariscotta/ME/Fort Island Narrows, Damariscotta River (43 deg 53.68 min N lat, 69 deg 35.27 W lon, 1991, USGS Woods Hole Science Center 2003-2007); (anecdotal observations, 1988, Darling Center, Walpole/ME/Damariscotta, USGS Woods Hole Science Center 2003-2007); Maine Department of Marine Resources Docks, Boothbay Harbor/ME/ Boothbay Harbor (2007, MIT Sea Grant 2008)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
Economic Impact | Fisheries | |
Didemnum vexillum was reportedly fouling aquaculture sites in Maine (Carman et al. 2010; Bullard et al. 2015) | ||