Sargassum seaweed 'June grass' shows up in Panama City Beach
Sargassum, or June grass, is washing up in pockets along Panama City Beach, and officials say it will be removed when the beaches are raked.
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Sargassum, or June grass, is washing up in pockets along Panama City Beach, and officials say it will be removed when the beaches are raked.
Sargassum, or June grass, is washing up in pockets along Panama City Beach, and officials say it will be removed when the beaches are raked.
While its brown color makes it stand out more on sugar-white sand and it stinks while it's decomposing under the baking sun, sargassum seaweed that began lining area beaches several weeks ago poses no health threat to beachgoers, according to Okaloosa County Coastal Resource Manager Alex Fogg.
Brown seaweed is being left to rot on Okaloosa County's famous white-sand beaches.
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