As New England Waters Warm, Invasive Sea Squirts Move In
At a dock on Cape Cod's Buzzards Bay, a group of researchers and marine biology students lie on their stomachs, peering over the wooden planks to examine what living things are stuck underneath.
Using fishing nets and kitchen spatulas, they scrape samples into plastic trays for a closer look. Kristin Osborne, a sea squirt expert and assistant professor at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, likes to use her bare hands.
“I said I wasn't gonna get down here and do this, but I can't help myself,” Osborne said with a laugh...
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