Guest Aron Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Front page of the Manly Daily on saturday - heres the link to the web site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outnumbered Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 bunch of slackers, its too hard and too exspensive so we give up! pity they dont feel the same way when they give themseves a big pay rise. one drastic alternative would be a barren earth aproach, rip everything out and then re-plant the natives, it will devistate the short term ecology but its got to be better in the long run than having that crap infest our waterways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemmm Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Does anyone know where the weed came from in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 (edited) Does anyone know where the weed came from in the first place? It was from an experiment involving UV light at a zoo in Monaco - it was accidentally released into the Mediterranean whilst a tank was being cleaned. Here's a link to more discussion on the Caulerpa topic: http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/inde...showtopic=14989 Here's a couple of quite frightening facts about Caulerpa taxifolia that I've come across: - One single "leaf" can, once broken off, create a new outbreak. - Caulerpa can be dried for up to a month and still be potent. Flattieman. Edited October 30, 2006 by Flattieman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemmm Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I thought you were joking about the escape from Monaco bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I thought you were joking about the escape from Monaco bit. Afraid not, mate... Sounds very science-fiction, though - UV mutant weed (yes - it's been referred to as a mutant many times) escapes from a zoo in Monaco, finds its way to Australian shores and smothers anything in its path... Actually, that's very similar to what's happened! Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namesay Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 F&^%ing Hell!!! They are just going to let that weed go? We are all stuffed! Cheers Kelvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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