Sea Shore Cleaning (seaweed)?

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2 years ago

Hi, I noticed two different hotels burying seaweed on the beach today and it raised a question in me. Is this a one-off, or is this general practice?

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AussieInMauritius Contributor

136POSTS

2 years ago

Apparently, this helps prevent erosion of sand.

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2 years ago

Hi, I noticed two different hotels burying seaweed on the beach today and it raised a question in me. Is this a one-off, or is this general practice?

-@Webasylum

AussieinMauritius is correct.

This is what was done in Florida

https://keybiscayne.fl.gov/village_serv … re%20sand.

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Webasylum New member

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2 years ago

@AussieInMauritius - Interesting, I would never have guessed that was the reason.

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