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Sargassum seaweed in Oyster Pond

Posted By: sxmmartini

Sargassum seaweed in Oyster Pond - 06/22/2018 11:56 PM

I took a pic of the seaweed in Oyster Pond from the road near Mamas Pizza. Ugh!

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Posted By: SXMScubaman

Re: Sargassum seaweed in Oyster Pond - 06/23/2018 12:09 AM

Yuck.
Posted By: ChunkyDunkin

Re: Sargassum seaweed in Oyster Pond - 06/23/2018 04:14 PM

Here are a few links that may provide insightful information. Have been closely watching the sargassum issue since finding alot of it on beaches during our 2015 trips. Not good. Look at the density map found on link nr 2.

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/mysterious-masses-seaweed-assault-caribbean-islands

http://optics.marine.usf.edu/projects/SaWS.html#2018.mean.400.png

https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/city-workers-removing-90-tons-of-seaweed-per-day/2018.html
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