“You may have noticed our beaches aren’t exactly beachy,” Padre Island National Seashore officials said.
PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Texas
Sargassum is a brown, macroalgae that spends its entire lifecycle afloat. When out at sea, sargassum provides habitat, food, protection, and breeding grounds for hundreds of diverse marine species, such as sea turtles, snails, crabs, fish, and shrimp, PINS officials said in a recentHowever, once it’s on shore, the seaweed breaks down and helps stabilize the shoreline by adding nutrients to coastal soils, which helps promote the growth of dune plants.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Another whale found dead on Long Island beachThe whale is at least the 17th humpback beached along the Atlantic Coast this year, according to records from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — a troubling trend that federal oceanic researchers have dubbed an “unusual mortality event.”
Read more »
NYPD: 13-year-old shot in the head on Staten IslandA 13-year-old boy was hospitalized Friday after being shot in the head Friday at a playground on Staten Island, according to the NYPD.
Read more »
Mayor Eric Adams vows to catch ‘people responsible’ for shooting 13-year-old Staten Island boy“This… really breaks my heart to have a 13-year-old child shot… We will find the people responsible,” Mayor Adams said.
Read more »
'A White Lotus/Scream Crossover': Mindy Actor Pitches Scream 7 At An Island ResortExclusive: Scream VI star Jasmin Savoy Brown hilariously pitches Scream 7 set in a tropical island resort, potentially Hawaii or Tahiti.
Read more »
Rhode Island to fund abortion coverage for state workers and Medicaid recipientsRhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee signed a bill into law Thursday that would let state funds be used to pay for health insurance plans that cover state workers and Medicaid recipients seeking abortions.
Read more »