Pleasant Harbor on Hood Canal, near Brinnon, WA is unfortunately home to thousands of invasive tunicates - Styela clava has taken over the underside of docks, and is fouling propellers and hulls of the boats in the marina. NOTE: The docks have all been replaced in February 2009. We'll see how long it takes for the Styela clava to grow back onto the docks. All photos by Janna Nichols and may be used with permission: pnwfishlady@comcast.net http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-11/66475054_afU3M-Ti.jpg http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/gallery/1404495_2BdMY/ 2009-01-26T12:29:56Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava - photo by Janna Nichols</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#66475054_afU3M" title="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava - photo by Janna Nichols"><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-11/66475054_afU3M-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava - photo by Janna Nichols" title="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava - photo by Janna Nichols" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-08T00:31:19Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-11/66475054_afU3M-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava underneath the Pleasant Harbor guest dock. Photo by Janna Nichols</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#66474986_UGxcP" title="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava underneath the Pleasant Harbor guest dock. Photo by Janna Nichols"><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-14/66474986_UGxcP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava underneath the Pleasant Harbor guest dock. Photo by Janna Nichols" title="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava underneath the Pleasant Harbor guest dock. Photo by Janna Nichols" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-08T00:21:02Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-14/66474986_UGxcP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />April 25th, 2006 - Several Styela clava are suspended on the underside of a Pleasant Harbor Marina dock. Photo by Janna Nichols.</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#66474991_RvaoR" title="April 25th, 2006 - Several Styela clava are suspended on the underside of a Pleasant Harbor Marina dock. Photo by Janna Nichols."><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-4/66474991_RvaoR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="April 25th, 2006 - Several Styela clava are suspended on the underside of a Pleasant Harbor Marina dock. Photo by Janna Nichols." title="April 25th, 2006 - Several Styela clava are suspended on the underside of a Pleasant Harbor Marina dock. Photo by Janna Nichols." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-08T00:34:52Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-4/66474991_RvaoR-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava competes for space under this Pleasant Harbor dock. Photo by Janna Nichols</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#66475015_6KHNz" title="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava competes for space under this Pleasant Harbor dock. Photo by Janna Nichols"><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-7/66475015_6KHNz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava competes for space under this Pleasant Harbor dock. Photo by Janna Nichols" title="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava competes for space under this Pleasant Harbor dock. Photo by Janna Nichols" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-27T12:04:31Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-7/66475015_6KHNz-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#135899472_Gvp7j" title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B"><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7177/135899472_Gvp7j-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B" title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:16:02Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7177/135899472_Gvp7j-Th.jpg 2007-03-08 16:12:19 <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock D, Keel of boat</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#135899449_UcqrH" title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock D, Keel of boat"><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7166/135899449_UcqrH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock D, Keel of boat" title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock D, Keel of boat" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:05:32Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7166/135899449_UcqrH-Th.jpg 2007-03-08 15:47:56 <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava covered with teeny little caprellids feeding on detritus on the tunic of the Styela. Photo by Janna Nichols</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#66475043_e7h9n" title="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava covered with teeny little caprellids feeding on detritus on the tunic of the Styela. Photo by Janna Nichols"><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-9/66475043_e7h9n-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava covered with teeny little caprellids feeding on detritus on the tunic of the Styela. Photo by Janna Nichols" title="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava covered with teeny little caprellids feeding on detritus on the tunic of the Styela. Photo by Janna Nichols" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-08T00:29:53Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-9/66475043_e7h9n-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B. Invasive Styela mixes in with native Corella inflata (the clear tunicates).</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#135899462_6PqtS" title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B. Invasive Styela mixes in with native Corella inflata (the clear tunicates)."><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7173/135899462_6PqtS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B. Invasive Styela mixes in with native Corella inflata (the clear tunicates)." title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B. Invasive Styela mixes in with native Corella inflata (the clear tunicates)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T22:12:30Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7173/135899462_6PqtS-Th.jpg 2007-03-08 16:09:37 <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava covered with another tunicate. Photo by Janna Nichols</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#66475008_dfuDQ" title="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava covered with another tunicate. Photo by Janna Nichols"><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-6/66475008_dfuDQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava covered with another tunicate. Photo by Janna Nichols" title="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava covered with another tunicate. Photo by Janna Nichols" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-08T00:26:43Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-6/66475008_dfuDQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B, many fouling propeller of boat.</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#135899482_Z9E3o" title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B, many fouling propeller of boat."><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7178/135899482_Z9E3o-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B, many fouling propeller of boat." title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B, many fouling propeller of boat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-27T12:04:31Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7178/135899482_Z9E3o-Th.jpg 2007-03-08 16:14:09 <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava under a Pleasant Harbor Marina dock. Another tunicate is covering it. Photo by Janna Nichols</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#66474999_vL9v8" title="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava under a Pleasant Harbor Marina dock. Another tunicate is covering it. Photo by Janna Nichols"><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-5/66474999_vL9v8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava under a Pleasant Harbor Marina dock. Another tunicate is covering it. Photo by Janna Nichols" title="April 25th, 2006 - Styela clava under a Pleasant Harbor Marina dock. Another tunicate is covering it. Photo by Janna Nichols" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-08T01:01:07Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/214-5/66474999_vL9v8-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock D, 2 on keel of boat.</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#135899496_dYQhz" title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock D, 2 on keel of boat."><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/287-IMG7159/135899496_dYQhz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock D, 2 on keel of boat." title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock D, 2 on keel of boat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T01:59:50Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/287-IMG7159/135899496_dYQhz-Th.jpg 2007-03-08 13:34:55 <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#135899467_DFJn4" title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B"><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7176/135899467_DFJn4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B" title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-27T12:04:31Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7176/135899467_DFJn4-Th.jpg 2007-03-08 16:10:56 <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B. Many found on propeller area.</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#135899455_hPxss" title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B. Many found on propeller area."><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7171/135899455_hPxss-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B. Many found on propeller area." title="March 8th, 2007 - Pleasant Harbor Marina Dock B. Many found on propeller area." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:03:05Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7171/135899455_hPxss-Th.jpg 2007-03-08 16:03:40 <p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com">nwgeogirl</a><br />L to R: Thanks to Don Coleman, Janna Nichols (me), Glen Marquardt, Jake Rufer, Arline Fullerton and Valerie Lyttle for surveying under the boats in Pleasant Harbor on March 20th, 2007.</p><p><a href="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/1404495_2BdMY#137997890_7AdPE" title="L to R: Thanks to Don Coleman, Janna Nichols (me), Glen Marquardt, Jake Rufer, Arline Fullerton and Valerie Lyttle for surveying under the boats in Pleasant Harbor on March 20th, 2007."><img src="http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7329/137997890_7AdPE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="L to R: Thanks to Don Coleman, Janna Nichols (me), Glen Marquardt, Jake Rufer, Arline Fullerton and Valerie Lyttle for surveying under the boats in Pleasant Harbor on March 20th, 2007." title="L to R: Thanks to Don Coleman, Janna Nichols (me), Glen Marquardt, Jake Rufer, Arline Fullerton and Valerie Lyttle for surveying under the boats in Pleasant Harbor on March 20th, 2007." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-04T01:49:03Z nwgeogirl http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com http://nwgeogirl.smugmug.com/Invasive-Tunicates/Styela-clava-Pleasant-Harbor/IMG7329/137997890_7AdPE-Th.jpg 2007-03-20 16:01:02