Dataset: Population structure of Mytilus from 2011 Japanese tsunami marine debris, based on size/age class distributions along the Hawaii, Washington and Oregon coasts from 2012-2014 (JTMD-BF project)

This dataset has not been validatedPreliminary and in progressVersion 2 (2015-02-27)Dataset Type:Unknown

Co-Principal Investigator: John Chapman (Oregon State University)

Co-Principal Investigator: Dr Jessica Miller (Oregon State University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Nancy Copley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)


Project: Testing the Invasion Process: Survival, Dispersal, Genetic Characterization and Attenuation of Marine Biota on the 2011 Japanese Tsunami Marine Debris Field. (JTMD-BF)

The size frequency as measure by shell length and weight of the blue mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, on Japanese tsunami marine debris (JTMD), including docks and boats, collected from 2012-2014 at coastal sites in Washington, Oregon and Hawaii.

Access to this data is RESTRICTED for the duration of the project funding period (through 2014).


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Carlton, J. T., Chapman, J. W., Geller, J. B., Miller, J. A., Carlton, D. A., McCuller, M. I., ... & Ruiz, G. M. (2017). Tsunami-driven rafting: Transoceanic species dispersal and implications for marine biogeography. Science, 357(6358), 1402-1406.