Sargassum weed

 Sargassum weed doesn't smell great,doesn't look great either.

             Giant clumps of sargassum weed have been washing up and decomposing on Florida's beaches in 2022 and 2023.They threaten to spoil the summer tourist season and damage the ocean ecosystem.

       Sargassum is exploding because there is too much nitrogen in the ocean.The nitrogen comes from human waste,fertilisers and fossil fuel combustion in the atmosphere.

        Sargassum is a stringy algae.Normally sargassum is a great habitat for fish and sea turtles.But an excess of sargassum can smother corals and sea grass.

            On shore sargassum can release stinky hydrogen sulphide gas as it decomposes.

             Tractors struggle to clear the beaches of sargassum.Some people try to compost the sargassum for feedstock,plants and gardens.

              It is important to control this invasive algae and protect the beaches;the great Atlantic sargassum belt is a major challenge to contend with.