[Coral-List] Continuing observation of Sargassum natans and fluitans

[Alan E Strong - NOAA Affiliate]

Minor amounts of Sargassum on northern beaches of Dominican
Republic...still very warm temperatures.
Cheers,
Al

On Thursday, October 9, 2014, John McManus <jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu> wrote:
> The Sargassum bloom is very widespread, including large coastline areas of
> the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and parts of Florida. Here are two
> websites with further information, courtesy of ROFFS, Roffer's Ocean
Fishing
> Forecasting Service:
>
>
http://www.roffs.com/2014/10/brevard-seaweed-bloom-may-growing-problem/?utm_
>
source=ROFFS+NEWSLETTER+13352&utm_campaign=029a66da96-ROFFS_Fishy_Times_News
>
letter_39thEdition10_08_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a2ccced3dc-029a66da
> 96-95404457
>
>
http://www.roffs.com/2014/09/massive-quantities-pelagic-sargassum-washing-al
>
ong-caribbean-shorelines/?utm_source=ROFFS+NEWSLETTER+13352&utm_campaign=b3c
>
0601f76-ROFFS_Fishy_Times_Newsletter_38thEdition10_01_2014&utm_medium=email&
> utm_term=0_a2ccced3dc-b3c0601f76-95404457
>
> Cheers!
>
>
> John
>
> John W. McManus, PhD
> Director, National Center for Coral Reef Research (NCORE)
> Professor, Marine Biology and Ecology
> Coral Reef Ecology and Management Lab (CREM Lab)
> Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS)
> University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, 33149
> jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu      http://ncore.rsmas.miami.edu/
> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John_McManus/
>
> "If you lose a diamond ring in the bedroom, don't look for it in the
living
> room just because the light there is better".
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> [mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of MelissaE
Keyes
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 12:54 PM
> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Subject: [Coral-List] Continuing observation of Sargassum natans and
> fluitans
>
>  Hello, Listers,
>
> The Sargassum is still floating in, but has changed sides of the island,
> from south to north.  St. Croix is 45 km long, and at its' widest, 12 km,
> being wedge shaped, with the pointy end facing east.
>
> The shoreline and beaches on the southern coast have weed about knee deep,
> and five meters or more out to sea.  Rather a lot.
>
> I am wondering about the Gulf Stream.  I read recently about findings that
> the deep oceans have not become warmer, while the upper level is much
> warmer.  Is the so called cooling engine, currents, of world's oceans
> becoming weak?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Melissa
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Melissa E. Keyes
> St. Croix,
> U.S.Virgin Islands
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