found also in some parts of California now
snip
in July 200 was found in coastal lagoon in southern california. could
have
been as easy as cleaning aquarium in front yard they say, and it may have
floated down gutter into storm drain.

im fairly certain that aquarium sources have been completely ruled out, at
least for the california location. something about boats and such.

but that didnt stop or most unfavorite gov. from passing a law to make it
illegal

They have enacted a radial plan of eradication using chlorine covering the
chlorine with a tarpauline which kills everything, its a price we are
willing to pay so our whole coastline isnt smothered by this algae.
The solution seems to be working, by 2003 no new algae growth has been
found, in California atleast.In the Medeterranian however, the algae has
won, its growth is too large. Some places in france they will have to
pull
it out by hand if it reaches some reef areas.

in SoCal it wasnt a reef, it was far from a reef, though things probibly
died, they have been replaced over and over.


Richard Reynolds