Unfortunately it seems to have become "normal" on a number of local
beaches too...the beaches I go to along Great South Bay  in the spring
which are classic sites for Gyroscala rupicola and Nassarius vibex
here on Long Island are now regularly  choked with various species of
green and red or brown algae, making a lot of the beach unsearchable.
Increased nitrogen levels from runoff are usually the first factor
blamed.

On 8/10/15, David Kirsh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear listers,
> "The new normal"?.....
> David Kirsh
> Durham, NC
> http://www.wral.com/stinking-mats-of-seaweed-piling-up-on-caribbean-beaches/14820642/
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> David Kirsh, LPC, RN
>
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