Seaweed Problems in Florida Part Two
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (86560)
Daytona Beach, Florida
May 16, 2025 4:17pm CST
The fact - the Atlantic Ocean has a toxic seaweed problem. Brown islands of algae floating about washing up on beaches and it's still growing season for it.
Fact- Sargassum hurts ecosystems and economies wherever its overgrown arms reach. And they are spreading into Florida’s waterways, coating marinas and beaches in the Miami area.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/15/climate/seaweed-bloom-florida-atlantic-ocean-climate?utm
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@Ineeddentures (8089)
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16 May
It's not good.
Can they not sort of harvest it whilst it is still out at sea.
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@RasmaSandra (86560)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 May
@Ineeddentures they say the stuff reeks bad
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@Ineeddentures (8089)
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16 May
@RasmaSandra
I would imagine it would not be very pleasant.
The stuff that washed up on the shore here stinks to high heaven as well especially when the sun warms it up
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@RasmaSandra (86560)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 May
@Ineeddentures worst thing is Miami is the place for hotel resort with private beaches so that could be even a bigger headache for resort owners
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@rakski (141730)
• Philippines
18 May
@RasmaSandra in those tourist beaches and fronting a hotel, I think they clean them up
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@RasmaSandra (86560)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 May
@rakski does anyone clean up the seaweed?
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@snowy22315 (192132)
• United States
16 May
I hope there is a plan to deal with it.
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@RasmaSandra (86560)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 May
@snowy22315 I hope they got a plan or the Miami resort hotels are in trouble
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@RasmaSandra (86560)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 May
@Juliaacv I see in the photo some people on the beach but if that stuff starts really stinking you're right they'll head for pools
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@Deepizzaguy (111451)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 May
Seeing seaweed on a beach in Florida is an ugly sight indeed.
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@RasmaSandra (86560)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 May
@Deepizzaguy and the summer is almost here and people depending on tourists
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@Deepizzaguy (111451)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 May
@RasmaSandra I know what you mean since the beaches in Florida are great.
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@celticeagle (176570)
• Boise, Idaho
17 May
That problem can only get worse. How awful.
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@celticeagle (176570)
• Boise, Idaho
17 May
@RasmaSandra ......Oh, that should be fun this summer.
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@RasmaSandra (86560)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 May
@celticeagle and if it comes here Daytona Beach is a resort town then it really gets bad
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@RebeccasFarm (95312)
• Arvada, Colorado
19 May
@RasmaSandra I know and much more seems to be washing up.
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@RasmaSandra (86560)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 May
@RebeccasFarm since we are a resort town and Daytona Beach depends on summer tourists I hope no seaweed makes its way here
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@RasmaSandra (86560)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 May
@Fluera I think they can only trash it
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@RasmaSandra (86560)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 May
@JudyEv it certainly does not help with the summer resort season
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@LindaOHio (193298)
• United States
17 May
I've heard of this happening before. It's a real problem.
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@RasmaSandra (86560)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 May
@LindaOHio they will need a solution quickly
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