DON'T
DUMP BAIT: Marine Bait Worms as a Potential
Vector of Non-Native Species (2009; PDF
| 353 KB) University of Connecticut. Connecticut
Sea Grant.
Researchers from the University
of Connecticut and SUNY Purchase completed
a study that reinforces concerns that live
marine bait, such as bait worms, and more particularly,
the seaweed or other material they are packed
in, can serve as a vector or pathway by which
organisms from one region can be introduced
into another. The study was funded by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Long
Island Sound Study, with additional support
from Connecticut Sea Grant. For the complete
study results, see the Long
Island Sound Study: EPA Assistance Award
Final Report (2009; PDF 183 KB).
