Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: washed up on beach on Poquoson Neck VA, on the western side of the lower Bay in 1995. Codium fragile was not found on beaches of the Eastern Shore (Godwin 1997). It was found at Cape Henry VA in 1999 (Ruiz et al., unpublished data),washed up on beach on Poquoson Neck VA, on the western side of the lower Bay in 1995. Codium fragile was not found on beaches of the Eastern Shore (Godwin 1997, personal communication). It was found at Cape Henry VA in 1999 (Ruiz et al., unpublished data),
Geographic Extent
Poquoson Neck/VA/Hampton Roads (Godwin 1997, personal communication); Cape Henry/VA/Chesapeake Bay-Atlantic Ocean (Ruiz et al., personal communication)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Natural Dispersal |
| Alternate | Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster) |
| Alternate | Oyster Accidental |