How does it hurt the environment?

The stalked barnacle was first found affixed to a floating plastic bottle. Though not invasive, these barnacles show that more harmful species can float in on marine debris that is carried into the marine reserve by currents.

Who is helping and how?

Currently, there are many organizations including the Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapágos National Park Directorate, and Galapágos Biosecurity Agency that are focusing on combating the problem of invasive species in the marine reserve. These organizations are tracking new species that arrive and also inspect boats to limit the number of species introduced to the islands.