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Introduced Species in Marine Waters, Part 3

"Every assessment indicates that the rate of marine introductions in U.S. waters has increased exponentially over the past 200 years and there are no signs that these introductions are leveling off." (Excerpt from "Introduced Species in U.S. Coastal Waters," prepared for the Pew Oceans Commission by James T. Carlton, 2001, pg. ii)

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