njhorseman Posted June 19, 2019 #1 Share Posted June 19, 2019 (edited) And the 2011 problem occurred in December, a time when few are going to the beaches anyway. http://www.royalgazette.com/environment/article/20190619/seaweed-proves-difficult-to-tackle http://bernews.com/2019/06/crews-working-remove-sargassum-seaweed/ Edited June 19, 2019 by njhorseman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted June 19, 2019 #2 Share Posted June 19, 2019 (edited) They have removed most of it off the beach last week at Horseshoe but at the other south shore beaches it was bad. Edited June 19, 2019 by Charles4515 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtheile Posted June 19, 2019 #3 Share Posted June 19, 2019 It wasn't removed on Friday. Most of it was by the little cove to the right when entering the beach and to the far left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63galaxie Posted June 20, 2019 #4 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) We’ll be there next week for three days via NCL Escape. Where’s my best bet for a beach that’s free of seaweed? Edited June 20, 2019 by 63galaxie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted June 20, 2019 #5 Share Posted June 20, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, 63galaxie said: We’ll be there next week for three days via NCL Escape. Where’s my best bet for a beach that’s free of seaweed? If the inundation continues I would say Horseshoe. They remove it it off the beach there. That had it off most of the beach. Last week it was pretty deep at the other beaches I was at on the south shore. I saw a photo from Shelly Bay on the north shore and that beach was inundated too. I did not go to Tobacco Bay but my guess is that they have been removing it there too as it is a smaller beach with facilities. In photo, Horseshoe Bay last Thursday morning at 9:43 am. Pretty clear of seaweed. Edited June 20, 2019 by Charles4515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63galaxie Posted June 20, 2019 #6 Share Posted June 20, 2019 It just occurred to me that it will be in the ocean even if it’s cleaned off the beaches (brilliant, huh) which will make swimming impossible. Keeping my my fingers crossed for next Wednesday -Friday. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted June 20, 2019 #7 Share Posted June 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, 63galaxie said: It just occurred to me that it will be in the ocean even if it’s cleaned off the beaches (brilliant, huh) which will make swimming impossible. Keeping my my fingers crossed for next Wednesday -Friday. Thanks for the info. If you look at the photo I posted plenty of people were swimming. I was swimming. Of course the seaweed situation could get worse or it could get better by next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Nahoumi Posted June 23, 2019 #8 Share Posted June 23, 2019 When I look out into the ocean from beaches in Bermuda, I notice darker areas. Is this the Sargassum seaweed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted June 23, 2019 #9 Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Barb Nahoumi said: When I look out into the ocean from beaches in Bermuda, I notice darker areas. Is this the Sargassum seaweed? The dark areas are probably reefs.Or different depths. Sargassum seaweed is free floating. Not attached. It is algae. Edited June 23, 2019 by Charles4515 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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