New Ocean Invader Spotted in Alaska
![Examples of this species of invasive bryozoan, Bugula neritina, have been discovered near Ketchikan. Photo by Melissa Frey, Royal British Columbia Museum. New Ocean Invader Spotted in Alaska](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/Bugula-neritina.jpg)
Scientists and local volunteers have detected a new invasive species in the waters of Southeast Alaska. Alaska Sea Grant’s Gary Freitag, Marine Advisory agent in Ketchikan, is a member of the scientific team that discovered Bugula neritina, an invertebrate filter feeder also referred to as a branching bryozoan. These tiny organisms form colonies and are […]