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sea lettuce

Any of several green algae of the genus Ulva, having a membranous, leaflike, irregularly shaped thallus that can be eaten fresh or dried in salads or soups.

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Sea lettuce, Ulva spp., is present in the estuaries of eastern and western North America, South America, western and southern Europe from Norway southward into the Black Sea.

Removal of sea lettuce, Ulva spp., in estuaries to improve the environments for invertebrates, fish, wading birds, and eelgrass, Zostera marina

KEY WORDS: sea lettuce, sediments, invertebrates, Navesink River, N.J.

THE ABUNDANCES OF SMALL INVERTEBRATES IN RELATION TO SEA LETTUCE, ULVA LACTUCA, MATS

Craig hopes within the next six months the project will have developed enough for the sea lettuce to hit the open market, adding another innovative top quality product to the North East's burgeoning local food range.

Putting seaweed on our plates; An innovation involving two North East firms, one a finalist in this year's Journal North East Business Awards, could put seaweed on more people's plates. JANE HALL reports

Chefs are also using natural delights like sea lettuce, purslane, marsh samphire, wood sorrel and a hundred other plants previously only thought worthy of trampling on.

Wild Wales : Chefs show their nettle; It's the taste sensation... with a sting

Tenders are invited for Collection Of Accumulations Of Sea Lettuce From Beaches At Courtmacsherry, Inchadoney, Harbour View, Coolamin, Garrettstown, Garrylucas, Rockey Bay And Robert~s Cove.

Collection & Land Spreading Of Sea Lettuce From Beaches In County Cork

Craig is involved with a project on the Northumberland coast investigating growing sea lettuce in tanks using pumped sea water.

Bangers and splash; A new seaweed sausage from South Tyneside-based Dicksons will start selling in regional Asda stores on Monday. And as Jane Hall discovers, it's not as niche or mad as it sounds

For the persillade: Thoroughly wash sea lettuce until all shells and sand are removed.

Monterey bay abalone and ocean persillade (serves 4)

Beaches full of rotting sea lettuce giving off deadly hydrogen sulphide gas have already alarmed scientists.

WAS TRUCKER KILLED BY POISON SEAWEED? New checks on heart attack man

The man had been part of the annual operation to remove 2,000 tonnes of rotting sea lettuce from the beaches at Binic.

Seaweed theory in driver's death; world newsbulletin

The scientists have already picked out the type of seaweed that will make the best impact - a species called Sea Lettuce.

Scottish seaweed set to be served up

Tenders are invited for the contract is for the collection of approximately 1,500 tonnes of sea lettuce from beaches at robert~~s cove, rockey bay, garrettstown, coolmaine, harbour view, courtmacsherry and inchadoney.

Collection, transportation and land spreading of sea lettuce

1 cup rice vinegar 1 cup coarsely dropped parsley 3/4 cup water 4 thin slices kohlrabi cut from 1 peeled bulb For the sea lettuce: