Monitoring for invasive tunicates in Nova Scotia, Canada ( )

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1 Aquatic Invasions (2011) Volume 6, Issue 4: doi: /ai The Author(s). Journal compilation 2011 REABIC Open Access Proceedings of the 3rd International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference, Woods Hole, USA, April 2010 Research Article Monitoring for invasive tunicates in Nova Scotia, Canada ( ) Dawn Sephton 1 *, Benedikte Vercaemer 1, Jean Marc Nicolas 2 and Joanne Keays 3 1 Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4A2, Canada 2 Nova Scotia Power Inc., 25 Lakeside Drive, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3T 1M9, Canada 3 Canadian Coast Guard, Maritime Service, 2 Parker Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 2G2, Canada Dawn.Sephton@dfo-mpo.gc.ca (DS), Benedikte.Vercaemer@dfo-mpo.gc.ca (BV), jeanmarcnicolas@nspower.ca (JMN), Joanne.Keays@dfo-mpo.gc.ca (JK) *Corresponding author Received: 7 December 2010 / Accepted: 1 June 2011 / Published online: 19 September 2011 Online article is available at Supplementary material Appendix 1. of invasive tunicates at monitoring stations in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2006 through = Ciona intestinalis, = Botryllus schlosseri, and = Botrylloides violaceus. Coverage categories were: 0 (absent);1: < 25% age (low); 2: 25-50% age (moderate); 3: 51-75% age (high) and 4: >75% age very high). * = anecdotal report coordinates 1 Digby Royal Western Nova Scotia Yacht Club Marina, large, mixed-use port, floating dock 2 Meteghan Medium fishing and processing port, floating dock at 4 Yarmouth Bar Medium fishing and processing port, floating dock at 6 Wedgeport Medium fishing and processing port, floating dock at 7 Camp Cove Medium fishing and processing port, floating dock at 9 Port La Tour Small fishing port, floating dock at public Ingomar Small fishing and processing port, Gunning Cove Small fishing and processing port, Lower Sandy Small fishing and processing port, Point 16 Brooklyn Small fishing and recreational port, public Corkum s Island Shellfish aquaculture site, mussel lines Lunenburg Large, mixed-use port, shellfish aquaculture area, floating dock at 19 Indian Point Shellfish aquaculture site, mussel lines Mahone Bay Medium, mixed-use port, shellfish aquaculture area, floating dock at 21 Chester Medium, mixed-use port, shellfish aquaculture area, floating dock at

2 D. Sephton et al coordinates 22 Hubbards Hubbards Yacht Club Marina, medium, mixeduse port, shellfish aquaculture area, floating dock 23 Fox Point Small fishing port, Large, international mixed-use port, floating dock at government 26 Cooper s Point Small fishing and processing port, private Little Liscomb Port Bickerton Small fishing port, shellfish aquaculture area, East floating dock at 31 Larry s River Northwest Branch Shellfish aquaculture site, mussel lines Northwest Shellfish aquaculture site, mussel lines Munroe Point Shellfish aquaculture site, mussel lines White Islands Shellfish aquaculture site, mussel lines Whitehead Basin Shellfish aquaculture site, mussel lines Yankee Cove Shellfish aquaculture site, mussel lines Canso Medium fishing and processing port, public Eddy Point Eddy Point Marine Park Marina, small fishing recreational port, floating dock at 42 Arichat Small fishing and processing port, shellfish aquaculture area, private 43 Petit de Grat; B Shipyard, shellfish aquaculture area, private Little Harbour Medium fishing and processing port, floating dock at 47 St. Peter s St. Peter's Lion's Club Marina, entrance to Bras D'Or lakes, floating docks 51 Whycocomagh Small recreational harbour, shellfish (oyster) aquaculture area, floating dock at 52 Orangedale Small recreational harbour, shellfish (oyster) aquaculture area, 53 Nyanza Small recreational harbour, shellfish (oyster) aquaculture area, 54 Eskasoni Unama'ki Institute, small harbour, private Baddeck Medium recreational harbour, Louisbourg Medium, mixed-use port, floating dock at Sydney Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club Marina, near US and International cruise ship port, floating dock 65 Englishtown New Campbellton Small fishing port, Cheticamp Large mixed-use port, NB, PEI and Quebec boat traffic, 73 Mabou floating dock at 76 Big Bras D Or Small fishing and recreational port, public

3 Monitoring for invasive tunicates in Nova Scotia 2006 coordinates 77 Pictou Pictou Yacht Club Marina, medium mixed-use port, floating dock 91 Caribou Small fishing port, Ferry traffic to PEI, floating dock at 96 Pugwash Halifax; AYC Armdale Yacht Club Marina, US yachts, floating dock 402 Halifax; RNSYS Royal NS Yacht Squadron Marina, floating dock Bedford; BBYC Bedford Basin Yacht Club Marina, floating dock Mill Cove Small fishing port, Boutilier's Point Small fishing port, French Village Small fishing harbour, buoy 1* Hrbr 408 Ram Island Small fishing harbour, buoy Smithsville Small fishing port, Blanche Small fish processing harbour, private Upper Port La Small fishing and processing port, Tour 412 Queensport Small fishing port, Cook Cove Small harbour, private River Bourgeois Small fishing harbour, private Digby Marina (see 2006 entry) Meteghan Public (see 2006 entry) Yarmouth Parker Eakins Marina, large, mixed-use port US boats, floating dock 4 Yarmouth Bar Public (see 2006 entry) Wedgeport Public (see 2006 entry) Camp Cove Public (see 2006 entry) Clark s Harbour Medium fishing and processing port, floating dock at 9 Port La Tour Public (see 2006 entry) Ingomar Small fishing and processing port, floating dock at 11 Gunning Cove Small fishing and processing port, floating dock at 12 Shelburne Shelburne Yacht Club Marina, medium, mixed use port, floating dock 13 Lockeport Large fishing and processing port, Lunenburg Public (see 2006 entry) Indian Point Shellfish aquaculture site (see 2006 entry) Chester Public (see 2006 entry) Government (see 2006 entry) Ship Harbour Shellfish aquaculture site, mussel lines Whitehead Basin Shellfish aquaculture site (see 2006 entry) 1* 1* 0* 39 Cape Canso Cape Canso Marina, small fishing and recreational port, floating dock at 47 St. Peter s Marina (see 2006 entry) Whycocomagh Public (see 2006 entry) Orangedale Public (see 2006 entry) Nyanza Public (see 2006 entry) Eskasoni Private (see 2006 entry) 0 1 0

4 D. Sephton et al coordinates 55 Baddeck Public (see 2006 entry) Louisbourg Public (see 2006 entry) Sydney Marina (see 2006 entry) North Sydney Large, mixed-use port, near Newfoundland Ferry Terminal, floating dock at 71 Cheticamp Public (see 2006 entry) Mabou Public (see 2006 entry) St. Ann's Bay Shellfish aquaculture site, mussel lines Big Bras D Or Public (see 2006 entry) Pictou Marina (see 2006 entry) Caribou Public (see 2006 entry) Tatamagouche Pugwash Public (see 2006 entry) Digby Marina (see 2006 entry) Meteghan Public (see 2006 entry) Yarmouth Marina (see 2007 entry) Yarmouth Bar Public (see 2006 entry) Wedgeport Public (see 2006 entry) Camp Cove Public (see 2006 entry) Clark s Harbour Public (see 2007 entry) Port La Tour Public (see 2006 entry) Ingomar Public (see 2007 entry) Gunning Cove Public (see 2007 entry) Shelburne Marina (see 2007 entry) Lockeport Public (see 2007 entry) Moose Harbour Small fishing port, Lunenburg Public (see 2006 entry) Indian Point Shellfish aquaculture site (see 2006 entry) Mahone Bay Public (see 2006 entry) Chester Public (see 2006 entry) Hubbards Marina (see 2006 entry) Government (see 2006 entry) 1* 1* 0* 27 Beaver Harbour Shellfish aquaculture site, mussel lines Whitehead Basin Shellfish aquaculture site (see 2006 entry) 1* 1* 0* 40 Eddy Point Marina (see 2006 entry) Venus Cove Venus Cove Marine Park Marina, small fishing and recreational port, near large international port, floating dock at 42 Arichat Private (see 2006 entry) Petit de Grat; A Small fishing and recreational harbour, shellfish aquaculture area, floating dock at 45 D Escousse Lennox Passage Yacht Club Marina, shellfish aquaculture area, floating dock 46 Little Harbour Public (see 2006 entry) St. Peter s Marina (see 2006 entry) Gillis Cove Shellfish (oyster) aquaculture site, buoy Morrison s Cove Shellfish (oyster) aquaculture site, buoy Portage Shellfish (oyster) aquaculture site Whycocomagh Public (see 2006 entry) Orangedale Public (see 2006 entry) Nyanza Public (see 2006 entry) Eskasoni Private (see 2006 entry) Baddeck Public, floating dock (see 2006 entry) 0 1 0

5 Monitoring for invasive tunicates in Nova Scotia 2008 coordinates 56 Forchu Small fishing port, Gabarus Small fishing port, Louisbourg Public (see 2006 entry) Main a Dieu Small fishing port, Glace Bay Large fishing and processing port, New Waterford Medium fishing port, Sydney Marina (see 2006 entry) North Sydney Public (see 2007 entry) Alder Point Small fishing port, Englishtown Public (see 2006 entry) New Campbellton Public (see 2006 entry) Ingonish Small fishing port, Neil s Harbour Small fishing and processing port, Dingwall Small fishing port, shellfish aquaculture area, Bay St. Lawrence Small fishing port, Cheticamp Public (see 2006 entry) Inverness Small fishing port, Mabou Public (see 2006 entry) St. Ann's Bay Shellfish aquaculture site (see 2007 entry) 0* 1* 0* 76 Big Bras D Or Public (see 2006 entry) Pictou Marina (see 2006 entry) Little Boom Pond Shellfish (oyster) aquaculture site, buoy Havre Boucher Small fishing port, 1* 0* 0* Digby Marina (see 2006 entry) Meteghan Public (see 2006 entry) Yarmouth Marina (see 2007 entry) Yarmouth Bar Public (see 2006 entry) Wedgeport Public (see 2006 entry) Camp Cove Public (see 2006 entry) Clark s Harbour Public (see 2007 entry) Port La Tour Public (see 2006 entry) Ingomar Public (see 2007 entry) Gunning Cove Public (see 2007 entry) Shelburne Marina (see 2007 entry) Lockeport Public (see 2007 entry) Lower Sandy Public (see 2006 entry) Point 15 Moose Harbour Public (see 2008 entry) Lunenburg Public (see 2006 entry) Indian Point Shellfish aquaculture site (see 2006 entry) Mahone Bay Public (see 2006 entry) Chester Public (see 2006 entry) Hubbards Marina (see 2006 entry) Government (see 2006 entry) Cape Canso Marina (see 2007 entry) Eddy Point Marina (see 2006 entry) Venus Cove Marina (see 2008 entry) Petit de Grat; A Public (see 2008 entry) D Escousse Marina (see 2008 entry) Little Harbour Public (see 2006 entry) St. Peter s Marina (see 2006 entry) Gillis Cove Shellfish aquaculture site (see 2008 entry) 0* 1* 0* 51 Whycocomagh Public (see 2006 entry) 0 3 0

6 D. Sephton et al coordinates 52 Orangedale Public (see 2006 entry) Eskasoni Private (see 2006 entry) Baddeck Public (see 2008 entry) Forchu Public (see 2008 entry) Gabarus Public (see 2008 entry) Louisbourg Public (see 2006 entry) Main a Dieu Public (see 2008 entry) Sydney Marina (see 2006 entry) North Sydney Public (see 2007 entry) Alder Point Public (see 2008 entry) Englishtown Public (see 2006 entry) New Campbellton Public (see 2006 entry) Ingonish Public (see 2008 entry) Neil s Harbour Public (see 2008 entry) Dingwall Public (see 2008 entry) Bay St. Lawrence Public (see 2008 entry) Cheticamp Public (see 2006 entry) Inverness Public (see 2008 entry) Mabou Public (see 2006 entry) Big Bras D Or Public (see 2006 entry) Pictou Marina (see 2006 entry) Havre Boucher Public (see 2008 entry) Robin's Cove Isle Madame Boat Club Marina, shellfish aquaculture area, floating dock 81 Riverport Small fishing and processing port, Port Mouton Small fishing and processing port, East Bay; Lagoon Small harbour, shellfish aquaculture area, buoy East Bay; Aquaculture Education Site 87 Dundee Marina Small harbour, shellfish aquaculture area, government Dundee Marina, shellfish aquaculture area, floating dock 88 Little Narrows Small fishing port, shellfish aquaculture area, 89 Port Morien Small fishing port, South Bar Small fishing port, Tatamagouche Public (see 2006 entry) Pugwash Public (see 2006 entry) Antigonish Medium fishing harbour, buoy 0 0 0