Maine’s Marine Invasion: What is invading Maine’s coastal waters?

 

Why are Maine’s marine managers and ocean industries concerned about marine plants, animals, and diseases that have come to Maine from other regions? What problems are they causing? And what’s likely to be heading our way in the future? Maine’s Marine Invasion, a free publication about marine invasive species in the state of Maine, addresses some of these questions. Maine’s Marine Invasion includes information on marine species that have been introduced to Maine, the challenges these species pose, and the pathways by which they arrive and spread. Also outlined are steps that citizens can take to minimize the risk of introducing new species into Maine's coastal waters and a description of actions being taken currently at state and regional levels. Maine's Marine Invasion was developed by the Maine Sea Grant College Program in collaboration with the Maine Marine Invasive Species Working Group and with financial support from the Casco Bay Estuary Project. For copies of this publication, please call (207) 581-1435 or visit http://www.seagrant.umaine.edu/documents/pdf/MMI05.pdf.