Have you ever wondered where all that seaweed — which has increased dramatically in recent years — comes from? Some may have traveled across an ocean. It can provide structure for many fish, but can be unpleasant for beachgoers and costly for beach towns.
An enormous floating seaweed bloom is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico this month, and could reach Alabama’s beaches sometime this summer.is making its way from Africa through the Caribbean Sea, and some of that giant mat of muck could make its way up the northern Gulf.
The sargassum can build up on beaches and create an unpleasant smell as it breaks down, releasing a chemical called hydrogen sulfide that can be harmful to people with respiratory problems.Dauphin Island Sea Lab marine educator Mendel Graeber said that just because a massive bloom moves into the Gulf doesn’t necessarily mean that the mat will cause problems for coastal Alabama. Things like major storms and currents can impact the amount of seaweed that makes it up the Gulf.
“Nobody wants to be on the beach, or walk to the water from the beach, with ankle-high, four or five inches of grass all around you.But while the sargassum can be unpleasant when it comes in giant masses, Graeber said it is a natural and valuable part of the beach ecosystem in Alabama. “This floating seaweed is very important in the Gulf of Mexico,” she said. “So I think that it is important to make the point that it is a valuable part of our coastal and Gulf ecosystems.”
This year’s bloom is currently approaching Key West and other tropical locations, but is expected to drift over into the Gulf of Mexico in the coming months. Some beaches in Mexico are bracing to receive as much as three feet of sargassum in the coming weeks.
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