[Coral-List] An observation, Sargassum weed washing up on St. Croix beaches

[Anastazia Banaszak]

... and the beaches of Puerto Morelos, Mexican Caribbean,

-Ania

-- 
Dr. Anastazia T. Banaszak
Unidad Académica de Sistemas Arrecifales
Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Prol. Av. Niños Héroes S/N Dom. Con.
Puerto Morelos Q. Roo 77580 Mexico
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On Thu, October 2, 2014 14:15, EWeil wrote:
> A similar situation here in Puerto Rico.
>
> EW
>
>
> Dr. Ernesto Weil
> Department of Marine Sciences
> University of Puerto Rico
> PO BOX 9000
> Mayaguez PR 00680
> Pho: (787) 899-2048 x. 241
> Fax: (787) 899-5500 - 2630
>
>
>>------- Original Message -------
>>From    : MelissaE Keyes[mailto:melissae.keyes at yahoo.com]
>>Sent    : 10/1/2014 12:09:56 PM
>>To      : coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
>>Cc      :
>>Subject : RE: [Coral-List] An observation,Sargassum weed washing up on
>> St. Croix beaches
>>
>  >Hello, Listers,
>
> St Croix in the U.S.Virgin Islands is supposed to be hundreds of
> kilometers south of the Sargasso Sea.  For a few weeks now, Sargassum Weed
> has been washing ashore on the south-east coast
> beaches..There is so much, you can smell it for miles driving along the
> south coast road, and when the breeze is from the SE, the odor is even
> present on the north side of the island.
>
> Just an observation.  This happened once before, three years ago.  The
> weed was mainly on the north side of the island that time.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Melissa
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Melissa E. Keyes
> St. Croix,
> U.S.Virgin Islands
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