Oregon Sea Grant’s Sam Chan will lead a three-state delegation of invasive species, restoration, and science education and communications experts on a 11-day trip to China this month to help the Chinese begin to assess the extent of a non-native marine-grass invasion that threatens mangrove dominated coastal forests in that country’s Fujian province.
The long-term goal is to forge a relationship between invasive species experts in the US and China that could help both countries better deal with the threats non-native plants and animals pose to local species and ecosystems — and perhaps reduce the transport of such organisms via trans-Pacific commerce.
