Shoals Lab Discovers Devastating Red Alga Creeping North to Maine
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 10:55
in Earth & Climate
The shores of Appledore Island, Maine - just six miles from the New Hampshire coast - are being invaded by an aggressive red algae that can foul popular tourist beaches and damage vital local fisheries, according to researchers at the Cornell-UNH Shoals Marine Lab.