waterkitty
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Okay I guess this is where work and pleasure come to meet.
As you may or may not know, I am researching the invasive tunicate species Didemnum lahillei in Narragansett Bay. It's relatively new. Two scientists from URI's GSO and Woods Hole found the tunicate spread along Georges Bank a little less than a year ago.
A pic of the tunicate - it's the whitish stuff growing on the mussels
The reason I am posting here, of all places, is to ask if anyone has seen this while diving, and if so, where? Possibly provide the approx. depth if you can. I would like to add more study sites to look at for preliminary research. Plus thinking of some good places to dive with the UW camera too, just to up my own experience as well.
Any help at all would be appreciated.
I know they've been seen at Ft. Wetherill here in RI and I am studying them closely under the GSO dock while snorkeling...but if you have dove in Mass, Conn, or other places in RI, and have seen this stuff, let me know.
Thanks and happy diving!
As you may or may not know, I am researching the invasive tunicate species Didemnum lahillei in Narragansett Bay. It's relatively new. Two scientists from URI's GSO and Woods Hole found the tunicate spread along Georges Bank a little less than a year ago.
A pic of the tunicate - it's the whitish stuff growing on the mussels
The reason I am posting here, of all places, is to ask if anyone has seen this while diving, and if so, where? Possibly provide the approx. depth if you can. I would like to add more study sites to look at for preliminary research. Plus thinking of some good places to dive with the UW camera too, just to up my own experience as well.
Any help at all would be appreciated.I know they've been seen at Ft. Wetherill here in RI and I am studying them closely under the GSO dock while snorkeling...but if you have dove in Mass, Conn, or other places in RI, and have seen this stuff, let me know.
Thanks and happy diving!
