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When we visited STT in May there was a lot of dead sea grass in the water and piled on the beaches. Does anyone know why that would be and does it happen often?
Posted : June 26, 2015 1:24 pm
It's a seasonal phenomenon which this year was more aggressive than usual but has now moved on.
Posted : June 26, 2015 1:40 pm
we still have a bit here on stx. not as bad as 2 months ago
Posted : June 26, 2015 2:08 pm
When the sargassum moved on there there was an unrelated and very small belt of grass from elsewhere which hit the shores but it was miniscule in comparison.
Posted : June 26, 2015 3:07 pm
Seeing very little of it in the last few weeks - it is a product of the sea that occasionally washes up in the VI as a result of wind and current -
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sargassosea.html
in the water it is not 'dead' and very beneficial - when it washes ashore on deserted beaches it adds quite a bit of nutrients to the shoreline.
Posted : June 26, 2015 8:34 pm
Not to mention shelter and food for baby sea creatures.
Posted : June 26, 2015 10:31 pm
there was some at duggans the other night. seems i am allergic to it
Posted : June 27, 2015 9:45 am