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Why has a new invasive alien seaweed been appearing along our coasts?

Why has a new invasive alien seaweed been appearing along our coasts?

Update: 2025-11-17
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Jim Wilson reports from Cork Harbour on the unexpected appearance of a new species of wire-like seaweed on the local mudflats; he talks to renowned Cork-based biologist Pat Smiddy, about this invasive alien species – the catchily named Agarophyton vermiculophyllum...

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Why has a new invasive alien seaweed been appearing along our coasts?

Why has a new invasive alien seaweed been appearing along our coasts?

RTÉ Radio 1