MIMIC
Marine Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative
July 17, 2014

We pulled the 27' of rope which has been in the water since June 16th and there didn't appear to be too much on it. There were a few specs that looked like they may be the start of sheath tunicate (Botrylloides violaceus)

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Observers: Bev Johnson, Joan French, Deborah Duxbury, Sasha and Caroline Loder
Time: 9:00 AM
Water Temperature: 18º C
Weather: Warm and little overcast 76º
Time of Low Tide: 9:40 AM -1.06'

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Checked all around this float and pulled the rope that had been off since June 16th
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Probably the start of Botrylloides violaceus (Sheath Tunicate)
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Saw what we thought may have been a Rapana venosa and when we retrieved it turned out to be a Oyster Drill
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Probably the start of Botrylloides violaceus (Sheath Tunicate)
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Botrylloides violaceus (Sheath Tunicate)
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Botrylloides violaceus (Sheath Tunicate)
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left - Native - form of filamentous red algae
center - Invasive -Botrylloides violaceus
right - Native seaweed Ulva or "sea lettuce"

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Native seaweed Ulva or "sea lettuce"
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Didemnum vexillum (colonial tunicate, ascidian)
This could be seen on the bottom by the float and we were able to retrieve it.
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IMG_3087 Botrylloides violaceus (Sheath Tunicate)
These were all along the granite wall beside the floats. This photo opposite the CTC boat float.