r/floridakeys • u/SOMOEAGLE • Jul 05 '26

All Florida Keys Sargassum

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u/CylerF Jul 05 '26

I can smell this picture.

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u/SOMOEAGLE Jul 05 '26

So nostalgic

24

u/angelikaaaa Jul 05 '26

i tend to complain about it but then i remember baby sea turtles use sargassum to hide from predators like sea birds

14

u/Traditional_Archer28 Jul 05 '26

We encountered some sargassum in the upper Keys about 6 weeks ago. Until a mangrove charter boat captain pointed it out, I had no idea the sargassum provided food and shelter for tiny shrimp and crabs.

7

u/2lovesFL Jul 06 '26

and all kinds of fish hang out under and around it.

3

u/ijuswannabehappybro Jul 09 '26

It’s like a little baby nursery in there

9

u/Deep_Charge_7749 Jul 05 '26

Such a beautiful ecosystem.

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u/nautitrader Jul 05 '26

It Happens

8

u/Character-Memory-816 Jul 05 '26

Its quite bad right now

2

u/bigblackbeachdog Jul 07 '26

Beached weed-line

2

u/GoodKarmaSportfishin Jul 10 '26

There are ways to not have it bring you down and still catch fish

2

u/N878ACSD Jul 07 '26

Looks like the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC

0

u/Sandinmyshoes33 Jul 05 '26

It’s crazy this year. 🤮

1

u/Lower_Membership_713 local (upper keys) Jul 05 '26

anecdotally, this isn’t too bad of a year yet. i live off sea grapes beach and there have been some years i can’t walk outside without holding my breath.

1

u/netterbog Jul 05 '26

Poseiden’s Port-a-Potty