First record of the alien caprellid amphipod, Caprella mutica, for the UK

A large caprellid amphipod recently discovered at a salmon farm in the Lynne of Lorne near Oban, Scotland, has been identified as Caprella mutica, a species indigenous to north-east Asia. The caprellid population appears to have become established in the last four years at the site with a high abundance of animals occurring year round on the faun nets, mooring ropes and on artificial experimental structures located