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Near-record amounts of seaweed are smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados, killing fish and other wildlife, choking tourism and releasing stinky, noxious gases.
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Where does the seaweed come from? "Gulfweed" or "sea holly," as it's sometimes called, originates in the Sargasso Sea. Currents push it south, then east, either into the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf Stream or the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf Stream carries it north, unless stronger east winds drive it onshore. The rest circles the Atlantic until it sinks and dies in the Sargasso Sea. Is there anything good about seaweed? In moderation, it has many environmental benefits, such as holding beach sand in place and providing food, fertilizer, hide-out habitat and nest-building materials for a vast...