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Table 41: Introduced marine species (pests) identified in Port Adelaide area
Species
Location
Caulerpa taxifolia
Port Adelaide River, West Lakes
Sabella spallanzanii -
European/Sabellid
Fan Worm
North Haven, West Lakes, Port
Adelaide River
Carcinas maenas -
European Shore
Crab
Barker Inlet, Outer Harbor
Ciona intestinalis
- Ascidian
Port Adelaide, Outer Harbor
Alexandrium minutum -
Dinoflagellate
Port Adelaide River
Bugula flabellate -
Bryozoan (sea moss) Port Adelaide River, Outer Harbor,
northern Gulf St Vincent
Cassiopea nodrosia -
Tropical jellyfish
Port Adelaide River
Perna canaliculus -
New Zealand
greenlip mussel
Outer Harbor
(Source: PIRSA, 2007).
Coastal Acid Sulphate Soils
Within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield acid sulphate soils exist in the Barker
Inlet and Port Adelaide River environments and are discussed in more detail in
the chapter 'Land'. Potential Acid sulphate soils (PASS) may form under tidal
conditions and can generally be expected to occur naturally in low-lying coastal
areas. Disturbance of these soils and exposure to air can create and mobilise
sulphuric acid formation, and cause toxic runoff that can degrade the marine
environment and result in fish kills and algal blooms.
