Aboard the transoceanic invasive species mobile | NOAA's Marine Debris Blog

It’s Invasive Species Awareness Week, and did you know that there’s the potential for invasive species to spread by hitching a ride on marine debris? A floating net, buoy, plastic container, or other piece of marine debris can harbor algae, mollusks, barnacles, crabs, or other species and transport them across the ocean to regions where they’re non-native. If the species is invasive, it can do serious damage to the ecosystem where the debris lands.



Aboard the transoceanic invasive species mobile | NOAA's Marine Debris Blog