Hello @zakludick! I thank you for your question, it is actually an interesting question, because one of the main problems is that, having large amounts of sargassum floating in the water, this greatly reduces the available oxygen, leaving the area in conditions of hypoxia and death for some organisms.
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Ah! I understand that. Is that because the sargassum is a very fine material?
The Seaweed that we get on our beaches here is not littered with such small things, they are large pieces until they start breaking down.
I did a little more research and remembered all the things I learned and forgot at the beaches, school, and the aquarium. What we have washed up is part of several kelp forests. So these are large species of seaweed. Perhaps something like Macrocystis.
I will be sure to take some pictures of these next time I am on the beach and send them to you.
Right... so reduced oxygen I guess... is because this sargassum floats on the top of the water like scum, preventing natural diffusion of oxygen on the water surface because it covers it like a thick blanket.
If there was a way to cheaply agitate the water and move the sargassum away then it would help aerate the water as well. Like a fish tank? They blow bubbles in a fish tank to introduce oxygen and save those organisms.
Perhaps you will know a better way or find someone who does.
Hello @zakludick😄 I thank you for the contribution and your ideas, I understand that you live in places where there are kelp forests, in that case the algae function as a complete habitat for the species that live there.
In other parts of Mexico there are also kelp forests and in those areas you can see sea lions, we do not see them in other areas!
In conclusion, marine algae play a very important and different role by species, leading to other organisms interacting in a different niche🐬
Awesome. I love this kind of information. Thank you.
Thanks to you! you're welcome to this community😃🐬