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Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) is a slow-growing and long-lived seagrass native to the Mediterranean.

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Bugs and Slugs: The Hidden Secret to Healthy Seagrasses

May 2015

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Relatively slow moving, juvenile plane-head filefish Monacanthus hispidus (Monacanthidae) travel along with the algae. They pick off and eat small animals as they move around in the rotating sargassum ball. Adult filefish only grow to be about 11

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A World Adrift: Life in the Sargassum

May 2012

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Home is where the hull is: Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with pesky creatures, such as barnacles, that “foul” ship hulls and boat propellers like this one.

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No Fouling Around

December 2010

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A large ship flushes water from its ballast tanks while at sea

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5 Invasive Species You Should Know

September 2011

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