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Drought in Spain and elsewhere in the Mediterranean is stressing supply

The bacterial disease can be very dangerous for these marsupials, causing complications like infertility and blindness.

Sustenance for a lot of the organisms we care about. it's part of the natural ecosystem. >> that's very positive news. so what other possible ways could this massive amount of seaweed are put to good use, do you think? >> well, you know, there's a number of people, entrepreneurs and engineers, that are trying to find ways we can use this seaweed when it comes to the shore. but i think one of the things that have proven to be similar to what happens in nature is to incorporate it into the sand dupes. the sargassum actually traps sand, and we think that also provides nutrients to the plants that...

System. it has always been there in the open ocean. and it actually provides structure and hiding places and food for a lot of organisms in the open ocean. so it's a natural process that you have sargassum coming to our shores. the issue is that lately it's been coming in much larger quantities than in previous years, especially over the last decade. >> so it preserves global food security, you're saying? >> it provides, as i said, shelter for a lot of organisms that are part of the food chain in the open ocean, including some of the organisms we care a lot about. some of the sport fish such a...

What to know before heading to your local garden center.