There is more to our world than what you can read on a hand held GPS with extra batteries. I was rigging hand sewn baits before LORAN. Catching fish then finding my way back to the dock. The offshore fishing and trolling is always better parallel to a organized weed line. In some areas if the weeds do not form up into a "rip" there is little chance of any success.

Between Martinique and St. Lucia and near other islands south and east of the BVI you can see fleets of small boats most days building their own mats with palms or whatever they can find to attract marine life. The very low dories can be card to spot from the charter cat on autopilot with the working crew laying low to not startle the gathering fish.



The sargasso if it is here to stay will be good for the offshore fishing. The science from the reef is not as certain. The weed is also very healthy for sustainable beaches. Yes, I know the two legged sun lizards do not like the stuff on their Disney beaches and demand the nature to be raked off. If you ever have the chance to enter the water quietly with a mask and peek under the mat the diverse small marine life is stunning. The smell even stench when the weed comes ashore is the death of that diverse bio and ecosystem.

Current brought the weed to wherever it is. Nutrients sustain and fuel its growth. Someone with a very good chemistry set can tell us whether the nutrients now in abundance in the waters near the BVI are from far away construction runoff or the human waste of a thousand party boats. Good water samples would reveal the potential sources fueling the massive plant blooms across the area. The sargasso plant is doing its part to clean up our water. With the sargasso we will have cleaner water, healthier beaches, and more robust fish and bird life. To those that enjoy catching gets some bigger hooks and learn how to wish the Rip/Weeds. For those who like small marine creatures get a mask and quietly study what actually thrives under those mats. For the intellectually curios take some water samples and study the high level of organic nutrients. Is that coming from our farms, toilets, or construction equipment? As long as there is excess organic nutrients in the water the plant life will blossom. Sargasso is the first healthy set of plants trying to bring nature in balance. With greater pollution we will witness must nastier algae and weeds. There are massive issues with the nastier variants along coastal China.



Flame on....