New Ocean Invader Spotted in Alaska

By Paula Dobbyn | Alaska Sea Grant on Oct 31, 2018   At Sea, Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

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 […]