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Unusual diatom off the coast of south-west England and its effect on fishing

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AN unfamiliar diatom was observed in the local townettings taken by research vessels of the Plymouth Laboratory towards the end of January 1977. It was a large member of the genus Coscinodiscus, but a species not previously known in the English Channel. The mucilage produced by this diatom was so abundant as to restrict trawling in some areas off Plymouth.

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BOALCH, G., HARBOUR, D. Unusual diatom off the coast of south-west England and its effect on fishing. Nature 269, 687–688 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/269687a0

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