Scientists have confirmed that a fast-growing algae that harmed marine life,
spreading to California. Algae has already destroyed large parts of the seabed
high school in the last decade. Algae grows at a rate of eight centimeters per day
and spreads while depriving other plants and animals of sunlight and oxygen
what they need. Marine experts are concerned that algae will settle in other parts
of the ocean, and will have devastating consequences for the ecosystem.
The green, fern-like algae is known as Caulerpa taxifolia
16 years ago a jellyfish was accidentally released from the Oceanographic Institution of Monaco
While they cleaned the fish aquarium. Now it covers 60 thousand dunams
The seabed in the area of France. Outbreaks of algae were also seen along the coast
Spain and Italy, and even in Croatia.
Two independent genetic assessments have demonstrated that a similar invasive alga is spreading
along the southern coast
California is the same algae that wreaked havoc in the Mediterranean Sea. "It's seaweed
typical mediterranean,
And normally such algae cannot live in cold water," said Dr. Yan
Pawlowski of the University of Geneva. "This algae has adapted to cold water
And now it can spread to regions
others. In places where it becomes dominant, the system will change
the ecological". In an article published yesterday (Wednesday), the scientists warned that there is
Destroy the acceleration quickly to prevent a new invasion. Accelerating in California
already covers 23,500 square meters. The scientists don't know how the jellyfish got to the beach
the western one but it is assumed that it travels long distances adjacent to ship anchors.
Once the algae already exists in a certain place it is very difficult to destroy. France is now using a variety of expensive methods in an attempt to exterminate.
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