News Archive: Petition

Petition to USDA to List Caulerpa Taxifolia as a Federal Noxious Weed

Endorsed by NECIS and 100 scientists and invasive species experts, this petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks to list the species Caulerpa taxifolia on the federal list of noxious weeds under the Federal Plant Protection Act. The species has decimated marine habitats in the Mediterranean and has been found in coastal areas in [...]

Petition to USDA to Place the Genus Caulerpa on the List of Federal Noxious Weeds

Endorsed by NECIS and 105 scientists and invasive species experts, this petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks to list the entire genus of Caulerpa on the federal list of noxious weeds under the Federal Plant Protection Act. The genus includes a variety of species of seaweed, many of which are highly invasive thereby [...]