Invasive Red Algae Causes Snarls For Lowcountry Shrimpers
Biologists are monitoring red algae that has popped up around the Lowcountry, including Beaufort County, and will check its possible spread to other parts of the South Carolina Coast. Fishermen traveling the coast have heard that shrimping nets have been tangled in and destroyed by the invasive plant.
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Island Packet
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WSAV-TV
Published: June 12, 2009
Updated: June 12, 2009 - 1:59 AM
Biologists are monitoring red algae that has popped up around the Lowcountry, including Beaufort County, and will check its possible spread to other parts of the South Carolina Coast. Fishermen traveling the coast have heard that shrimping nets have been tangled in and destroyed by the invasive plant. Read more here.
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