Enjoy this video about rockweed and the important habitat it creates on the coast of Maine. Over 16 million ponds of rockweed is harvested annually by commercial entities but there is not yet scientific consensus that harvesting at the rate is sustainable. The Maine department of Marine Resources is taking steps to close some areas to harvesting to protect certain bird species and continues to review the science. To see decision trees that show how closure recommendations were developed, visit maine.gov/dmr/rm/rockweed/Workgroup/DraftBirdDecisionTrees12Dec14.pdf The Rockweed Coalition is a coalition of citizens working to promote conservation of intertidal marine habitat, and to end commercial cutting and removal of rockweed until studies can demonstrate that cutting rockweed does not harm the ecosystem. Follow their Facebook page Save Our Seaweed and/or visit their website rockweedcoalition.org/
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 20:00:01 +0000
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