Factoid/2006/04/18
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Vacuuming Invasive Algae in Kaneohe Bay on Oahu
- "Marine researchers in Hawaii discovered a new way to clean ocean water from invasive algae -- sucking them up with an underwater vacuum. The Super Sucker, a 4-inch modified gold dredger that runs on bio-diesel, proved to be efficient in collecting alien algae at Kaneohe Bay. "The reef coral that was smothered and dying can return to health," said Eric Conklin of the University of Hawaii . - excerpt from this ENN article.
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