It’s low tide around North Uist, a remote island off the West Coast of Scotland. Dark tendrils of seaweed lie glistening on the rocky shore, and a lone figure in orange waders moves methodically ...

"Understanding how invasive seaweed outcompetes native limu is crucial to furthering our knowledge about reefs and ocean ...

In 2024, the total amount of sargassum that had shored up on the coasts of the Caribbean Sea reached 10 million tonnes.

Since 2009, hundreds of people have taken part in the Big Seaweed Search. Alongside other research, the data you've gathered shows that the distribution of seaweeds around the UK is changing. Home to ...

Seaweed Collections Online aims to gather, analyse and share data on the seaweed species of the British Isles by using collections data from national and regional museums around the UK. Non-native ...

The algae has already invaded areas in the Atlantic oceans and the Mediterranean, blanketing seabeds and causing the plant to float to the surface ...