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Yanna Alexia Fidai, Earth Observation and Remote Sensing Scientist, Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Drastic seaweed growth threatens marine life and fishing – but also offers opportunities

Sargassum seaweed on a beach in Barbados. Yanna Fidai, CC BY-NC-ND

Large blooms of seaweed are increasingly being reported along coastlines globally, from Europe and Asia to the tropics and beyond.

Both native and invasive (non-native) seaweeds are appearing in quantities that are hard to ignore and at unusual or surprising times of year.

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