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

17/11/2025 12 min
Why has a new invasive alien seaweed been appearing along our coasts?

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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...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.