Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Woods Hole/MA/Woods Hole Harbor (Verrill and Smith 1873)
Geographic Extent
Tarpaulin Cove, Naushon Island/MA/Vineyard Sound) (Sumner et al. 1913); Woods Hole/MA/Woods Hole Harbor (1871, Verrill and Smith 1873); West Chop, Martha's Vineyard/MA/Vineyard Sound (Sumner et al. 1913); Martha's Vineyard/MA/Lagoon Pond (6/2007, 41o27'28.4" 70o35'11.8", Carman et al. 2009); 14 of 26 aquaculture sites/MA/19 Martha's Vineyard embayments (2008, Carman et al. 2010); Marthas Vineyard/MA/Stonewall Pond (2012-2013, Colarusso et al. 2016)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Fisheries | |
| Botryllus schlosseri was found fouling aqaculture gear at nine sites, and cultured Bay Scallops (Argopecten irradians) at one site, of 26 aquaculture sites surveyed on Marthas Vineyard (Carman et al. 2010). | ||