Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Sandwich/MA/Cape Cod Canal (1992, Lambert et al. 1992; 2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003)
Geographic Extent
Plymouth/MA/Cape Cod Bay (1998, Whitlach and Osman 2000; 2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003); Sandwich/MA/Cape Cod Canal (2000, MIT Sea Grant 2003; 2010, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management 2013; 2018, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Office of Coastal Zone Management 2020);
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Natural Dispersal |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Extensive fouling by M. membranacea led to widespread death of kelp (Saccharina and Laminaria spp.) in the Cape Cod Canal (Lambert et al. 1992). | ||
| Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
| Extensive fouling by M. membranacea led to widespread death of kelp (Saccharina and Laminaria spp.) in the Cape Cod Canal (Lambert et al. 1992). | ||