Seaweed all over Vero, Fort Pierce, Jensen: What beaches look like ahead of Memorial Day & what to do

Seaweed blob floats along Florida coast, washing up on beaches A large blob of seaweed is floating off the Florida coast and washing up on beaches....

May 26, 2023
4:38 AM

Seaweed blob floats along Florida coast, washing up on beaches A large blob of seaweed is floating off the Florida coast and washing up on beaches. Sargassum rots after it washes ashore and produces hydrogen sulfide gas, which smells like rotten eggs. It can irritate the eyes, nose and throat The "seaweed season" is March through October, though it started appearing ahead of schedule in Key West and Cancun, Mexico The seaweed contains tiny sea creatures like jellyfish larvae that can irritate your skin on contact "Oh, man, I can't  wait  to go to the beach− what the?" (Sees brown crunchy seaweed blanketing the beach and being tumbled in the waves like the brown blob that it is).

Jennifer Sangalang