Aligning Molecular and Microscopy Methods for Early Detection of Biofouling of Farmed Seaweed (Alaria esculenta and Saccharina latissima)

Calum Young1, Maria Alguero-Muniz2, Konstantin Chekanov3, Eleni Christoforou2, Victoria Delannoy4, Martin Llewellyn3, Kyla Orr5, Brendan Robertson3 and Sofie Spatharis3, (1)University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12, United Kingdom, (2)University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, (3)University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom, (4)UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER, Montpellier, France, (5)KelpCrofters Ltd., Isle of Skye, United Kingdom