CROATIAN SCIENTISTS ON TROPIC ALGAE FOUND IN ADRIATIC SEA

ZAGREB, March 8 (Hina) - Croatian scientists will continue to observe the development of tropic algae "Caulerpa Taxifolia" in the two locations of Croatia's Adriatic sea where it has appeared, the Croatian state administration for the protection of environment said in a statement today. The decision was made at yesterday's meeting of representatives from the Split-based Oceanography Institute, the Rovinj-based "Ruder Boskovic" insitute for sea research, Croatian Maritime Ministry, Tourism Ministry and Science and Technology Ministry. The statement says that the algae "Caulerpa Taxifolia" has been existing in the Mediterranean sea for more then ten years and that scientists has systematically observed its development in the parts of Mediterranean in France, Italy and Spain where it has been found so far. There the algae behaves more like weed obstructing the development of existing natural sea communities and exchanging their structure. Croatian scientists exchanged information about the algae with scientists of the countries where the algae has already appeared. Zagreb-based daily "Vecernji List" today wrote that the tropic algae was discovered last summer near Stari Grad on the island of Hvar, but it was also spotted in Malinska on the island of Krk. (Hina) mar rv mms 081607 MET mar 95