The last time a seaweed blob this size was recorded was in 2018. The 8.7 million tons of gunky greenery is heading for Florida. Keep in mind that the rotting sargassum can release a gas that can be detrimental to people's health.
Hu’s Optical Oceanography lab at USF measures the sargassum by satellite and has images dating back decades. He was part of a team of scientists that discovered the world’s largest sargassum bloom in the Atlantic Ocean, dubbing it the Great Atlantic Sargassum belt.It’s nearly summer, which means clumps of Sargassum are making their way to Florida beaches again.
Florida Atlantic University research professor and algae expert Brian LaPointe said years with large amounts of sargassum build on each other because there is so much seed material to start the next crop. Lindsay said the decaying seaweed could be smelled several streets away from the beach depending on the wind direction.Palm Beach, like many towns, cleans its public beaches with a mechanical raking devices. But during the turtle nesting season from March 1 through Oct. 31, the cleaners have to stay below the high tide line. Sea turtles typically nest above the high tide line so their eggs stay dry.
LaPointe suggested using floating barriers to keep the seaweed from coming ashore. More than a mile of floating barrier was placed off the coast of Mexico’s Tulum National Park in August. LaPointe said areas of the Keys are already using it or considering it.Marine detectives: They're tracking syringes, blood vials, other disgusting stuff that washes up on our beaches
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