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  • San Diego Area Agencies Responding to Discovery of Invasive Seaweed in San Diego Bay

    • Nov 16, 2023

    • Port of San Diego (California).

    • The Port of San Diego, along with the Southern California Caulerpa Action Team (SCCAT), the City of Coronado, and the Coronado Cays Homeowners Association (CCHOA), are responding to the discovery of an invasive seaweed scientifically known as Caulerpa prolifera in the Coronado Cays area of San Diego Bay.

      In late September, divers found a small patch of Caulerpa prolifera while conducting an in-water pre-construction eelgrass/Caulerpa dive survey as a permit condition for a dock replacement project. Additional patches were discovered nearby during follow-up surveys. The total find within the Cays is about one-quarter of an acre. The SCCAT has prepared a Rapid Response Eradication Plan to address the immediate need to eradicate this invasive species.

  • Weeds Australia - Caulerpa (Caulerpa taxifolia)

    • Centre for Invasive Species Solutions; Atlas of Living Australia; Australian Government. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.

  • YouTube - Attack of the Killer Algae - Eric Noel Muñoz

    • Google. YouTube; TED-Ed.