Editorial
JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA. Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera. Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca, Agua y Desarrollo Rural.
Abstract
Rugulopteryx okamurae is an invasive exotic algae from the Asian coasts that has been spreading across the rocky bottoms of Andalusia, from the Strait of Gibraltar to Almería, since 2016. Its invasive presence has now been reported in Morocco, France, mainland Portugal and the Azores. The valorisation of R. okamurae in Spain can be considered as a solution to the thousands of tons that reach the coasts of Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla every year, representing a serious problem for the administrations responsible for the removal and management of this waste, as well as an important source of dispersal. The aim of this work is to identify compounds with bioactive potential in the fat-soluble extract of the invasive algae R. okamurae that accumulates on beaches, to make a first quantitative approximation of its content and to establish differences with the composition of live algae samples used as a reference.