Breaking the Green Tide: Developing innovative techniques to tackle nuisance green seaweed mats in coastal areas of England and France

Posted by: Elisa Capuzzo, Posted on: 28 March 2023 - Categories: Aquaculture, Fisheries, Pollution, Science, Seaweed

Coastal areas of the Channel Manche region (between England and France) have an excess level of nutrients (such as nitrogen) from river run-off and urban discharges, which causes excessive growth of green algal mats. Seaweeds will begin to build up …