Transatlantic Plastic and Western Atlantic Rafters

Transatlantic Plastic and Western Atlantic Rafters

Andy Dinsdale, Director, Strandliners CIC

Image © Andy Dinsdale

David Bowie & old slide of me

David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes - 1981

U.K records of “drift seeds” between 1690

& 1990. Nelson, 2000, based

on Murray 1986

Lobster trap tags from U.S & Canada


WARNING – Theft of this property and/or its contents is punishable by law. A fine and/or imprisonment may result.

Fishing boat/equipment tags.


Image © Steve Trewhella

Image © David Fenwick

Stramonita floridana (Conrad, 1837) - Florida rock snail or Florida purple


Stone crab trap rope – Cornwall November 2016


Dendostrea frons (Linnaeus, 1758) - Frond or Racoon oyster (non-native species)


Cerithium litteratum (Born, 1778) - Stocky cerith or Lettered horn shell


Shoe with Florida rock snail. Keelworm sp. & Goose barnacles. Dorset 2018


Pseudovermilia fuscostriata - Keelworm

Ostrea stentina Payraudeau, 1826 syn. O. equestris - Crested or Horse oyster Anomia simplex d'Orbigny, 1853 - Common jingle shell Heteranomia squamula (Linnaeus, 1758) - Prickly saddle oyster (cosmopolitan) Pododesmus rudis (Broderip, 1834) - False jingle shell Aequipecten opercularis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Queen scallop as Aequipecten heliacus (Dall, 1925) Argopecten gibbus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Atlantic calico scallop Euvola ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758) - Zigzag scallop Isognomon bicolor (C. B. Adams, 1845) - Bicolor purse-oyster Isognomon radiatus (Anton, 1838) - Radial purse-oyster Pinctada imbricata imbricata Röding, 1798 - Atlantic Pearl Oyster Pteria colymbus (Röding, 1798) - A Wing oyster Pinna carnea Gmelin, 1791 - Amber pen shell

Bivales (Mollusca) Anadara transversa (Say, 1822) - Transverse ark Arca zebra (Swainson, 1833) - Turkey Wing Martesia fragilis Verrill & Bush, 1898 - A Wood piddock Martesia striata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Striate wood piddock or Wood piddock Chama congregata Conrad, 1833 - Corrugated jewel box clam or Corrugated jewelbox Chama macerophylla Gmelin, 1791 - Leafy jewel box clam or Leafy jewelbox Chama sarda Reeve, 1847 - Cherry jewel box clam Spondylus tenuis Schreibers, 1793 syn. Spondylus ictericus - Digitate thorny oyster Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Scorched mussel Musculus sp. - A Mussel (finder Dr. P. Gainey 1986) Mytilus trossulus Gould, 1850 - Foolish or Pacific blue mussel (native) Dendostrea frons (Linnaeus, 1758) - Frond or 'Coon oyster

http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_ostrea_equestris.html











http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_anomia_simplex.html








http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_heteranomia_squamula_prickly_saddle_oyster.html








http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_pododesmus_rudis.html







http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_chlamys_opercularis_queen_scallop.html








http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_argopecten_gibbus.html








http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_euvola_ziczac.html






http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_isognomon_bicolor.html









http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_isognomon_radiatus.html









http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_pinctada_imbricata.html







http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_pteria_colymbus.html






http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_pinna_carnea.html







http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_anadara_transversa.html






http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_arca_zebra.html






http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_martesia_fragilis.html







http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_martesia_striata.html







http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_chama_congregata.html







http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_chama_macerophylla.html









http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_chama_sarda.html







http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_spondylus_tenuis.html












http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_brachidontes_exustus.html








http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_mytilus_trossulus.html








http://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_dendostrea_frons.html








Foraminifera (Forams or Hole bearers) Homotrema rubra (Lamarck, 1816) - A non-native hole bearer or foram from USA Annelida (Marine worms) Spirobranchus americanus (Day, 1973) - A Keeled tubeworm Platyhelminthes (Marine flatworms) Astrotorhynchus bifidus (McIntosh, 1874) Crustacea (Barnacles) Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854 - A Barnacle Dosima fascicularis Ellis & Solander, 1786 - Buoy barnacle Lepas (Anatifa) anatifera Linnaeus, 1758 - Common goose, Smooth goose-neck or Ship barnacle Lepas (Anatifa) anserifera Linnaeus, 1767 - A Goose, Goose-neck or Stalked barnacle Lepas (Anatifa) hillii Leach, 1818 - A Goose, Goose-neck or Stalked barnacle Lepas (Anatifa) pectinata Spengler, 1793 - A Goose-neck or Duck barnacle Conchoderma virgatum Spengler, 1789

Marine snails (Mollusca) Cerithium litteratum (Born, 1778) - Stocky cerith or Lettered horn shell Stramonita floridana (Conrad, 1837) - Florida rock snail Sea slugs (Mollusca) Fiona pinnata (Eschscholtz, 1831) - Noble aeolis Other confirmed trans-atlantic rafting species Cnidaria / Scyphozoa (True jellyfish) Linuche unguiculata (Schwartz, 1788) - Thimble jellyfish (non-native species) Cnidaria / Hydrozoa (Sea firs / hydroids) Millepora species - A Fire coral Cnidaria / Scleractinia (Stony, Hard and Cup corals) Astrangia species - A Stone coral Bryozoa (Sea mats) Akatopora tincta (Winston and Vieira 2013) - A cheilostome bryozoan (non-native NW Atlantic species) Membranipora tenuis Desor, 1848 ? - A cheilostome bryozoan (cosmopolitan)

http://www.aphotomarine.com/foraminifera_homotrema_rubra.html










http://www.aphotomarine.com/worm_spirobranchus_americanus.html








http://www.aphotomarine.com/flatworm_astrotorhynchus_bifidus.html



http://www.aphotomarine.com/barnacle_acorn_balanus_trigonus.html






http://www.aphotomarine.com/barnacle_dosima_fascicularis_buoy_barnacle.html







http://www.aphotomarine.com/barnacle_lepas_anatifera_goose_neck_stalked_barnacle.html










http://www.aphotomarine.com/barnacle_lepas_anserifera.html









http://www.aphotomarine.com/barnacle_lepas_hilli_goose_barnacle.html









http://www.aphotomarine.com/barnacle_lepas_pectinata_goose_duck_barnacle.html









http://www.aphotomarine.com/snail_cerithium_litteratum.html








http://www.aphotomarine.com/snail_stramonita_haemastoma_floridana.html








http://www.aphotomarine.com/sea_slug_fiona_pinnata.html







http://www.aphotomarine.com/jellyfish_linuche_unguiculata.html









http://www.aphotomarine.com/hydroid_millepora_sp_23-01-16.html






http://www.aphotomarine.com/coral_astrangia_species_1_23-01-16.html







http://www.aphotomarine.com/bryozoan_akatopora_tincta.html










http://www.aphotomarine.com/bryozoan_membranipora_tenuis.html







Crustaceans (Amphipods) Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890 - A Skeleton shrimps Crustacea (Isopods) Idotea metallica Bosc, 1802 - An isopod Crustacea (Crabs) Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Columbus or Gulf-weed crab

Marine species;- Please visit Aphotomarine for further information on transatlantic rafting species http://www.aphotomarine.com/trans_atlantic_rafting_species.html

http://www.aphotomarine.com/isopoda_idotea_metallica.html






http://www.aphotomarine.com/crab_columbus_planes_minutus.html









• Could these non-native marine species become a problem to the U.K?

• Should we record these species on marine debris?

• How easy would it be to record them?

What questions should we be asking regarding transatlantic plastic rafting marine species?

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