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Massive blob of smelly seaweed could mean trouble for Florida beach vacations
Close to-report quantities of seaweed ended up smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados in 2022, killing fish and other wildlife, choking tourism and releasing pungent, noxious gases. Lisa Krimsky, H2o Assets Regional Specialized Agent, describes extra. Experts have been warning beachgoers of the risk of a file sum of seaweed using above Florida shorelines this spring and summer time. The Sargassum seaweed rots on the sand, emitting a noxious odor that can make eyes tear, cause coughing and even get rid of fish. But they noticed a “glimmer of hope” following February. Scientists track the tentacled blob each and every thirty day period in the central Atlantic Ocean…