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Enteromorpha flexuosa
E. flexuosa is considered an invasive and fouling species in much of the world. This is an opportunistic species that has a very successful reproductive stage. Under ... another pioneer green alga species. Both are fouling organisms associated with industrial pollution. Anti-fouling studies investigating control and/or eradication of fouling species identify these two species as serious pests ...
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CRC Reef Research Centre
Australian waters from overseas. Oliver Floerl, a PhD student at James Cook University, is investigating the spread of fouling species on yacht hulls. FOULING ORGANISMS The growth of sessile plants and invertebrates on submerged artificial surfaces is commonly referred to as 'fouling'. Fouling organisms occur ...
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Ballast Water & Exotic Species
Understanding Marine Biodiversity,1995 What are invasive species? The species carried in ballast water are called exotic species, alien species, invasive species, or nonindiginous species, all meaning a member, or members of ... waters are not new. Wooden ships transported innumerable species both in them (as boring organisms) and on them (as fouling communities). In the last quarter of the 19th ...
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Executive Committee Conference Call Minutes on Aquatic Nuisance Species - May 2004.
Aquatic Nuisance Species - May 2004. Executive Committee Conference Call Executive Committee Minutes Thursday, October 14, ... projects, to partially funds the fourth project which is a hull fouling cooperative project with Mexico or add the funds to the rapid ... a recreational dive at Edwards Underwater Park in Puget Sound. This species has had a very negative impact on aquaculture on the East ...
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Invasive Species: Aquatic Species - Sea Squirt (Didemnum lahillei)
Species: Aquatic Species - Sea Squirt (Didemnum lahillei) You are here: Home / Aquatic Species / Species Profiles / Sea Squirt Sea Squirt Scientific name: Didemnum lahillei Common names: ... water and hull fouling Impact: Forms dense colonies which smother native species Current U.S. Distribution: Coastal New England, Coastal Pacific Northwest Management Plans: Aquatic Species Selected Internet ...
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WWF - Shipping problems: Foul anti-fouling paints
About WWF > What We Do > Marine > Problems > Shipping > Anti-fouling paints Shipping Disastrous spills Release of oil and chemicals Alien invaders Anti-fouling paints Marine About Our Oceans Problems Poorly managed ... The hull of a ship is a perfect home for marine species such as algae and barnacles. But these so-called fouling organisms slow down ships, increase fuel consumption, and reduce ship ...
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UNEP/GRID-Arendal - Publications - In Dead Water - Exotic and Invasive Species Infestation - The New Pirates of the World's Oceans
All across the planet, the number and severity of outbreaks and infestations of invasive species (i.e. species purposefully or accidentally introduced in non-native environments) is growing, and invasions of ... of ships seems to be the largest single introduction vector (ballast water and ship fouling) (Ruiz et al. 1997, Gollasch 2006). Indeed, the patterns of dispersal are strongly concurrent ...
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Background Information - Research and Management Priorities for Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
Hull fouling may also be a contributing factor, but is not believed to be a significant vector for new introductions to the Great Lakes. Most freshwater fouling ... be fouling their shells and causing additional stress to these native species, ultimately causing populations to decline and possibly causing extinction of some of the rarer species. Aquatic invasive species ( ...
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Invasive Species: Aquatic Species - FAQs
Aquatic Bioinvasion Research and Policy Institute (joint initiative between Portland State University; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center). Back to Top Aquatic Plants Melaleuca / Species Profile Giant Salvinia / Species Profile Purple Loosestrife / Species ...
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alien species surveys
Click here for text based navigation. species alien species surveys Thames (Richmond) surveys of alien species The Marine Conservation Society, the Zoological Society of London and the Thames ... of fouling organisms). The ecosystems effects of these species can be great, and the results of our surveys will be reported to the Environment Agency and Defra. species welcome alien species ...
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