sargassum/seaweed menace
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sargassum/seaweed menace
The beaches of eastern Mexico are being overrun by this stuff, and the whole Caribbean tourism industry is under threat. Serious ting! This is our local paper's report.
https://www.caymancompass.com/2019/0...cation=picture
https://www.caymancompass.com/2019/0...cation=picture
#2
I still dont believe it..
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Re: sargassum/seaweed menace
Here we are a little fortunate in that the biggest tourist beaches are in west facing beaches that dont accumulate any of it, we do get some in the north and it gets caught in a few bays but this year seems ok so far for it [we are of course a long way south]
I was in miami a few weeks back, they have a lot, but bulldozers run up the miles of beaches every day and just plough it into the sand.
It is supposed to be a good fertiliser - why isnt making it into compost an industry, government should support that, and i bet there are eco green grants to be harvested from the rich countries? Sounds like a win win to me.
I was in miami a few weeks back, they have a lot, but bulldozers run up the miles of beaches every day and just plough it into the sand.
It is supposed to be a good fertiliser - why isnt making it into compost an industry, government should support that, and i bet there are eco green grants to be harvested from the rich countries? Sounds like a win win to me.
#3
Re: sargassum/seaweed menace
Driving past the new 'boardwalk' on South Sound Road, you can smell the reek from the seaweed. People living at Vela etc...must be loving that! Thankfully I spend my time at Consuelo's beach (where there is some but very little) or Governor's beach. With talk of a new restaurant being built there, I'm pretty sure the honk of seaweed will detract from their overpriced tapas and imported beer.
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Re: sargassum/seaweed menace
Update, for those interested...
https://caymannewsservice.com/2019/0...rch-sargassum/
https://caymannewsservice.com/2019/0...rch-sargassum/
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I still dont believe it..
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Location: 12 degrees north
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Re: sargassum/seaweed menace
Update, for those interested...
https://caymannewsservice.com/2019/0...rch-sargassum/
https://caymannewsservice.com/2019/0...rch-sargassum/
Just invest in hardware to pick/move it, rot it down and grow better veg!
I have read that after rotting it can be dumped at sea off the shelf also - then it sinks and feeds life there.
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Re: sargassum/seaweed menace
Global warming? It's happening all over the region. And I guess being so close to the Sargasso Sea doesn't help things either.
The plus side is sargassum is used in cookery, so it could have some benefits.....
The plus side is sargassum is used in cookery, so it could have some benefits.....