Reports from Key West, Fort Lauderdale and other South Florida communities show clumps of brown seaweed piled up along what are usually white, sandy beaches.
and other institutions have tracked the sargassum with the help of satellites and believe the amount of seaweed in the Atlantic basin was around 6.1 million tons, the second-highest amount ever recorded during February.
“Larger amounts should be offshore Florida starting in April through July or so. Most of this, however, will stay offshore. If the currents and winds dictate, a patch may be pushed ashore to impact beaches on a local scale,” Barnes stated.Experts believe the amount of seaweed in the Atlantic basin was around 6.1 million tons.Aside from an unpleasant odor, similar to that of rotten eggs, tiny creatures living in the sargassum can produce rashes and blisters.
Red tide is a harmful algal bloom and was spotted in the days after Hurricane Ian in Southwest Florida andThe ongoing toxic event caused hundreds of fish to wash ashore, and biologists believe that even manatees have been impacted by high levels of the organism known as Karenia brevis.Seaweed bloom events can damage Florida’s tourism-heavy economy.
Asides from being unpleasant to see and smell, algae plumes can cost coastal communities big money for clean up, and the events can even drive tourists away.
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