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Dinoflagellate (Alexandrium catenella)
From: Japan
To: Australia
Effect: caused red tides, contaminated seafood
How introduced: Stowaway brought in ballast water
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Green crab (Carcinus maenas)
From: Asia
To: San Francisco
Effect: crowded out native species
How introduced: Stowaway brought in ballast water
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Asian Clam (Potamocorbula amurensis)
From: Asia
To: San Francisco
Effect: crowded out native species
How introduced: Stowaway brought in ballast water
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi)
From: North Atlantic
To: Black Sea
Effect: killed larvae and ate food of local fisheries
How introduced: Stowaway brought in ballast water
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Periwinkle (Littorina littorea)
From: Europe
To: N. America
Effect: crowded out native species
How introduced: Valid Visa intentionally introduced
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Green alga (Codium fragile tomentosoides)
From: Asia
To: Florida reefs, northeastern U.S.
Effect: grew over reefs
How introduced: Accidental Tourist escaped from captivity
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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California sea hare (Aplysia californica)
From: California
To: Massachusetts
Effect: didn't thrive
How introduced: Accidental Tourist escaped from lab
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Giant tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon)
From: southeast Asia
To: coastal Florida, Georgia
Effect: none observed
How introduced: Accidental Tourist escaped from captivity
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora)
From: eastern U.S. coast
To: Accidental Tourist escaped from captivity
Effect:
How introduced: destroyed habitats
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
From: S. America
To: southeastern U.S.
Effect: damaged marshes
How introduced: Accidental Tourist escaped from fur farm
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Copepod (Sinocalanus doerrii)
From: China
To: California
Effect: replaced native copepods in fish diets
How introduced: This one is ambiguous. It is either Stowaway brought in ballast water or Accidental Tourist escaped from captivity
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Manila clam (Venerupsis japonica)
From: Pacific
To: Washington
Effect: became a major commercial catch
How introduced: Accidental Tourist escaped from captivity
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)
From: unknown
To: Hawaii
Effect: displaced more desirable native species
How introduced: Valid Visa imported for sport fishing
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Goldspot herring (Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus)
From: Marshall Islands
To: Hawaii
Effect: none observed
How introduced: Valid Visa imported for bait
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Seagrass (Halophila stipulacea)
From: W. Indian Ocean
To: Mediterranean
Effect: none observed
How introduced: Stowaway brought in ballast water
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Cholera bacterium (Vibrio cholerae)
From: South America
To: Alabama (1992)
Effect: shellfish-bed closings; health threat
How introduced: Stowaway brought in ballast water
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus)
From: Asia
To: New Jersey
Effect: none observed
How introduced: Stowaway brought in ballast water
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)
From: Europe
To: Great Lakes
Effect: billions of dollars in property damage
How introduced: Stowaway brought in ballast water
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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King Crab
northeastern Pacific
Depleted
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Atlantic Cod
northeastern Atlantic
Depleted to Overfished
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Haddock
northwestern Atlantic
Depleted to Overfished
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Salmon
northeastern Pacific
Overfished to Steady
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Silver Hake
northwestern Atlantic
Abundant
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Bluefin Tuna
Atlantic
Depleted
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Shrimp
east central Pacific
Overfished to Steady
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Atlantic Redfish
northeastern Atlantic
Overfished to Steady
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Alaska Pollock
northeastern Pacific
Overfished to Steady
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Pacific Halibut
northeastern Pacific
Overfished to Steady
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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Atlantic Mackerel
northeastern Atlantic
Overfished to Steady
Illustration © Tim Phelps

I-70l

Albacore Tuna
Pacific
Overfished to Steady
Illustration © Tim Phelps

I-600

DSV Alvin
Operating Depth: 13,124 feet
Illustration © Tim Phelps

I-601

Bathysphere
William Beebe
3000 ft (914 m)
Illustration © Tim Phelps

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gene carl feldman (gene@seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov) &
Judith Gradwohl (Curator/Ocean Planet)