By Martin M Barillas Invasive species from around the world are hitchhiking on ships visiting Antarctic waters, bringing with them a threat to native species. Fishing, research, supply and tourism ships from 1,581 ports linked to Antarctica may be transporting algae, barnacles, crabs and mussels. These species attach themselves to the ships’ hulls in a process dubbed “biofouling” that exposes […]

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