Science advice for genetic effects from macroalgae aquaculture in Southern California and the Gulf of America

The purpose of this report is the present a synthesis of knowledge about aquaculture of macroalgaes in the context of potential culture-wild interactions and subsequent genetic effects on wild populations. The scope of effects from aquaculture in this report is focused on genetic effects related to culture-wild interactions and loss of genetic diversity due to escaped/dispersed culture-origin material surviving in the wild.