Kappaphycus Algae Kappaphycus sp. (K. alvarezii, and K. striatum) Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment: None Regulatory Status: None Prevention and Control Category: None Description Two similar species of seaweed, both...

Back in the 1970s, #KaneoheBay and #HonoluluHarbor were being smothered by algae. Some of it was #Kappaphycus, a species native to the Philippines that was introduced experimentally to explore the idea of using it in #aquaculture for #carrageenan

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