Acorn Barnacle
One of the most common hard-fouling organisms in European aquaculture. Acorn barnacles attach permanently to cage nets, ropes, and buoys,…
Organism Type: Barnacles
Skeleton Shrimp
An invasive amphipod originally from the northwest Pacific, now widespread in European aquaculture. Dense colonies can clog net meshes and…
Pacific Oyster
While itself a cultured species, wild Pacific oyster spat is a significant fouler of other aquaculture equipment, particularly mussel ropes…
Striped Barnacle
A warm-water barnacle widespread across the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic. Tolerates a broad range of salinities and temperatures, making it…
Tube-Building Amphipod
A small amphipod crustacean that builds dense mats of mud tubes on net surfaces. Jassa colonies trap sediment and organic…