"Understanding how invasive seaweed outcompetes native limu is crucial to furthering our knowledge about reefs and ocean environments," said Veronica Gibson, a postdoctoral researcher at the UH ...

The invasive seaweed caulerpa has been found in a new location in the Bay of Islands, sparking fears it could spread quickly through boating hubs around Paihia and Russell. The exotic weed was ...

In 1992, researchers placed the ogo in floating cages for experimental ... for aquaculture research before it became invasive. Meanwhile, prickly seaweed, which grows in clumps of spiny branches ...