Discovery of "rock snot" in Vermont worries Maine officials

[jpak]

http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/014100.html

AUGUSTA, Maine – The discovery of the aquatic nuisance algae known as “didymo” or “rock snot” in the Connecticut River on the Vermont/New Hampshire line has Maine officials worried that the infestation will spread.

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection are alerting boaters, anglers, kayakers, canoeists and others to take action to prevent this new invasive threat to Maine’s waters.

The confirmed discovery in Bloomfield, Vermont is the first official report of Didymosphenia geminata in the Northeastern United States.

Didymo can form extensive ‘blooms’ on the bottoms of rocky river beds, essentially smothering aquatic life forms, native algae, and other organisms.

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[kestrel91316]

1. They need to find who eats rock snot and put them to work.