The Super Sucker Junior, a smaller version of the original Super Sucker barge, is rigged with pumps and heralded as a more versatile version of the original underwater "vacuum cleaner."

It was developed by the school and the Department of Land and Natural Resources, along with the Nature Conservancy, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The new invasive algae fighter is 16 foot by 8 foot and has a 25-horsepower engine. It's capable of siphoning 80 gallons of water a minute and offers access to areas that the former system couldn't get to, UH officials said in a news release.

"Efforts to understand the biology, impacts, and control of invasive alien algae in Hawaii have been a continuous, collaborative effort among research scientists, resource managers, conservation groups and the community. It's through this kind of cooperation that effective management strategies can be developed and implemented," said Dr. Cynthia Hunter, assistant professor of marine biology for the University of Hawai'i said in the news release.

Super Sucke Junior is designed not to harm marine life that is inadvertently sucked into the system.