Sargassum Seaweed Has Now Become Much More than a Nuisance

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Sargassum Seaweed Has Now Become Much More than a Nuisance

#1 Postby abajan » Sun Jun 28, 2015 4:03 pm

Sargassum seaweed is invading the shores of Barbados in such mammoth quantities that our government has all but declared "a state of national emergency", to quote today's Sunday Sun newspaper. It's really alarming to see the state in which it has many of our beaches. :eek:

I understand it's similarly effecting the shores of North America and the Caribbean. Is this menace likely to abate anytime soon? Within the next few years perhaps?
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#2 Postby Gustywind » Sun Jun 28, 2015 5:26 pm

abajan wrote:Sargassum seaweed is invading the shores of Barbados in such mammoth quantities that our government has all but declared "a state of national emergency", to quote today's Sunday Sun newspaper. It's really alarming to see the state in which it has many of our beaches. :eek:

I understand it's similarly effecting the shores of North America and the Caribbean. Is this menace likely to abate anytime soon? Within the next few years perhaps?

Great post Abajan!!! :) Guadeloupe is suffering the same way, that's a nightmare! Moreover, looks like given our journalists that's a correlation could be make between sargassum and the awfull SAL!
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#3 Postby abajan » Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:16 pm

Gustywind wrote:
abajan wrote:Sargassum seaweed is invading the shores of Barbados in such mammoth quantities that our government has all but declared "a state of national emergency", to quote today's Sunday Sun newspaper. It's really alarming to see the state in which it has many of our beaches. :eek:

I understand it's similarly effecting the shores of North America and the Caribbean. Is this menace likely to abate anytime soon? Within the next few years perhaps?

Great post Abajan!!! :) Guadeloupe is suffering the same way, that's a nightmare! Moreover, looks like given our journalists that's a correlation could be make between sargassum and the awfull SAL!

Hi Gusty :)
Seems like deforestation of the Amazon along with higher than normal rainfall there may also have played a part: http://www.newsweek.com/sargassum-ruini ... ago-347735
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#4 Postby Gustywind » Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:31 pm

abajan wrote:
Gustywind wrote:
abajan wrote:Sargassum seaweed is invading the shores of Barbados in such mammoth quantities that our government has all but declared "a state of national emergency", to quote today's Sunday Sun newspaper. It's really alarming to see the state in which it has many of our beaches. :eek:

I understand it's similarly effecting the shores of North America and the Caribbean. Is this menace likely to abate anytime soon? Within the next few years perhaps?

Great post Abajan!!! :) Guadeloupe is suffering the same way, that's a nightmare! Moreover, looks like given our journalists that's a correlation could be make between sargassum and the awfull SAL!

Hi Gusty :)
Seems like deforestation of the Amazon along with higher than normal rainfall there may also have played a part: http://www.newsweek.com/sargassum-ruini ... ago-347735

:) +1, you're right, that's it! That is what ours journalists were speaking about...
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#5 Postby gatorcane » Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:26 pm

Got any pics? This stuff gets onto the beaches of SE Florida and is quite annoying. From what you are saying, seems like this stuff is everywhere down there right now :eek:
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#6 Postby Gustywind » Sun Jun 28, 2015 9:00 pm

gatorcane wrote:Got any pics? This stuff gets onto the beaches of SE Florida and is quite annoying. From what you are saying, seems like this stuff is everywhere down there right now :eek:

Gatorcane, sure about pics?lol You won't deceived. Most of them are taken in Guadeloupe, i supposed...


: https://www.google.fr/search?q=sargasse ... UoAg&dpr=1

See how this thing is more than a nuisance :uarrow: enjoy it :spam: :roll:
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Re: Sargassum Seaweed Has Now Become Much More than a Nuisance

#7 Postby abajan » Wed Jul 01, 2015 5:38 am

Turtles eat sargassum but unfortunately the young ones are becoming entangled in it and killed. :cry:

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