Oregon Coast’s Suprizing Foreign Visitor

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/06/japan-tsunami-debris-oregon-dock_n_1574558.html#slide=1066656

http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2012/jun/floating-dock-japan-carries-potential-invasive-species

PIC Oregon Dock

(PIC) http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/06/08/tsunami-dock-could-bring-invasive-japanese-species-to-us-coast

In the aftermath of the 2011 Japan tsunami, there was 165 ton dock that washed ashore Oregon’s coast. The invasive species still alive after their 5,000 mile journey on the dock posed a threat to Oregon’s environment.