Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: eastern tip of Sunset Beach (next to Tubbs Inlet, separating Sunset Beach from Ocean Isle Beach)/NC/Atlantic Ocean (2007, Center for Aquatic Resource Studies 2007, washed up on beach, establishment unknown)
Geographic Extent
eastern tip of Sunset Beach (next to Tubbs Inlet, separating Sunset Beach from Ocean Isle Beach)/NC/Atlantic Ocean (2007, Center for Aquatic Resource Studies 2007, washed up on beach, establishment unknown); On beach, north Wrightsville Beach near Mason/NC/Atlantic Ocean(4/11/2020, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2020)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Alternate | Ballast Water |
Alternate | Natural Dispersal |