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This is a blog for those working in a number of industries, where marine resources and raw materials are used in products and processes ranging from food to feed, cosmetics to pharmaceuticals and from fertiliser to energy and beyond.
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Student caught importing illegal algae
A science student in New Zealand has been sentenced for illegally
importing and selling algae into the country. Jasmine Maxwell, 20, was
caught selling marimo moth balls, a type of fish tank algae, online for
$16 each. The algae banned in New Zealand because it is harmful to the
country's native marine species. Read more...
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