Did you get your 'rock vomit' for the day?

If not perhaps you should stock up for your lake, river, or nearest water way close to home. I was reading one of the links that took me to another site with the title of; 'Rock vomit' invades Alaska harbor. Having lived in Alaska I of course had to look.
I can tell you this stuff takes over and does not say die. I learned that well up in Maine. We are headed for some very interresting times.

Ainge

Here's the link...www.msnbc.msn.com...

Known scientifically as Didemnum vexillum, it's a type of sea squirt discovered in a harbor near Sitka last June — the first confirmation of the non-native anywhere in Alaska.

Rock vomit is so named for its penchant for spreading over hard surfaces such as piers, ship hulls, large seashells and rocks. It feeds on the tiny plankton and decaying plant material it filters from seawater, and can be lethal to other creatures — including commercially important species of fish.

"It’s a crazy organism," Linda Shaw, a biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said in a NOAA release. "It smothers other creatures while producing acidic toxins that in turn prevent anything from growing on it.


Hopefully I posted ok, this is my first thread except my intro....