An integrated assessment of the continued spread and potential impacts of the colonial ascidian, Didemnum sp. A, in U.S. waters

• Main Authors: Daley, Bryon A., Scavia, Don
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: NOAA/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science 2008
• Subjects: Ecology; Management; Fisheries; Fishing Ground; Gulf of Alaska; Subarctic; Alaska
• Online Access: http://aquaticcommons.org/2230/; http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/publications/nccos78.pdf; http://aquaticcommons.org/2230/1/nccos78.pdf

Didemnum sp. A is a colonial ascidian or “sea squirt” of unknown geographic origin. Colonies of Didemnum sp. A were first documented in U.S. waters in 1993 at Damariscotta River, Maine and San Francisco Bay, California. An alarming number of colonies have since been found at several locations in New...