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Re: Attack of the killer seaweed
[Re: Eric_Hill]
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06/17/2018 07:21 PM
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And the grounds crew rake it up and bag it first thing every morning when it’s prominent. Or at least they did when we were there the year the Sargasso seaweed was raising havoc with so many of the island’s beaches.
Respectfully,
pat
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Re: Attack of the killer seaweed
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06/17/2018 07:57 PM
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I'm sure they will rake it in the morning. Hopefully by then, it will stop coming in..
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Re: Attack of the killer seaweed
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06/18/2018 04:15 PM
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They raked what little there was, this morning, and it's perfectly clear here, this afternoon..
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Re: Attack of the killer seaweed
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06/20/2018 08:22 PM
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It’s no secret we ve been a fan of El Zafiro since it opened a few years back but we’ve noticed on several trips that when the Sargasso seaweed is in bloom, it really tends to make itself known at that end if the beach right in the corner near the cliffs. A few years ago we HAD to leave BSV’s home beach and go to Mullet because the seaweed was so heavy, and as fast as the as the BSV staff raked and bagged it, it replenished itself almost immediately.
It’s one of nature’s ways of getting even with us but if you try, you can usually find a seaweed-free beach if you’re willing to look for it.
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pat
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Re: Attack of the killer seaweed
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06/22/2018 06:17 AM
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https://www.facebook.com/1237801909...663/2224383814253613/?type=3&theaterNature Foundation Warns About Increased Potential for Large Scale Sargassum Invasion The St. Maarten Nature Foundation is warning of a potential significant influx of Sargassum seaweed in the coming days: We have been coordinating our monitoring efforts with our partners in the region and based on weather predictions, satelite imagery and aerial surveys there is a significant amount of the seaweed headed in our general vicinity. We have been really trying to work both with our partners in the region and with local stakeholders to monitor the situation and to find a way to control the amount of the weed washing up on beaches in the case of a significant influx. In the case of an influx we need to find a way to coordinate the removal of the seaweed with heavy loaders which causes serious risks to nesting sea turtles and hatchlings while the grass itself can be a hazard to the animals. Uncoordinated seaweed removal can also cause significant erosion on affected beaches. Economically speaking there is a serious effect that seagrass can have on the beaches of the island. As soon as the grass is cleared it is being deposited back on the beach by the wind and currents. We will continue to work towards researching the effects of the grass and some possible solutions but at this point Sint Maarten, like many islands in the Caribbean, are being heavily impacted. Sargassum is a genus of brown (class Phaeophyceae) seaweed which is distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world. Most of the Sargassum Seaweed lies concentrated in the Sargassum Sea, a region in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean surrounded by ocean currents. It is bounded on the west by the Gulf Stream; on the north, by the North Atlantic Current; on the east, by the Canary Current; and on the south, by the North Atlantic Equatorial Current. Sargassum first plagued the Caribbean and St. Maarten in 2011 and 2012, with the Foundation having to warn swimmers to avoid swimming in Guana Bay in August and September due to the large amount of Sargassum Weed and many beach front residences and hotels having to continuously clean washed up Sargassum.
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