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Images: Tsunami Boat Ecosystem

By Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Contributor | April 4, 2013 07:00pm ET
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Tsunami Debris Fish

Tsunami Debris Fish

Credit: Travis Haring (WDFW)

A small fish found aboard a boat that washed ashore in Washington state on March 22, 2013. The boat was a Japanese skiff that may have been set loose by the 2011 Japan tsunami.

Boat Organisms

Boat Organisms

Credit: Allen Pleus (WDFW)

The small boat held many stowaways. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife invasive species expert Allen Pleus estimates that the boat will turn out to contain between 30 and 50 Japanese coastal species.

Tsunami Crab

Tsunami Crab

Credit: Allen Pleus (WDFW)

This crab was aboard the derelict Japanese skiff.

Scallop and More

Scallop and More

Credit: Allen Pleus (WDFW)

The organisms found aboard the boat likely established themselves after the tsunami, while the skiff was still floating near the Japanese coast.

Fish Tank

Fish Tank

Credit: Allen Pleus (WDFW)

A submerged compartment in the back of the boat provided a refuge for five striped beakfish.
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Tsunami Debris Fish

Credit: Travis Haring (WDFW)

A small fish found aboard a boat that washed ashore in Washington state on March 22, 2013. The boat was a Japanese skiff that may have been set loose by the 2011 Japan tsunami.

Boat Organisms

Credit: Allen Pleus (WDFW)

The small boat held many stowaways. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife invasive species expert Allen Pleus estimates that the boat will turn out to contain between 30 and 50 Japanese coastal species.

Tsunami Crab

Credit: Allen Pleus (WDFW)

This crab was aboard the derelict Japanese skiff.

Scallop and More

Credit: Allen Pleus (WDFW)

The organisms found aboard the boat likely established themselves after the tsunami, while the skiff was still floating near the Japanese coast.

Fish Tank

Credit: Allen Pleus (WDFW)

A submerged compartment in the back of the boat provided a refuge for five striped beakfish.

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