Wow! I never would've guessed that. Looks like that's it. Makes me feel better as I assumed it was pollution of some kind trailing from a boat.
OptiMom15342025-04-15 04:23
it’s sargassum. I live in the Eastern Caribbean and it starts coming in this time of year and for a little over a decade it went from not being an issue to getting progressively worse every single summer, inundating our eastern facing beaches and causing problems.
186ooo2025-04-15 03:22
Looks like trail of poopoo on the clear water. Davey Jones locker farted that brown duty
BridgeFirelight2025-04-15 03:25
Based on the name, I would have guessed it was made up, lol
PangwinAndTertle2025-04-15 04:11
I can’t tell if you’re sargastic or not.
DannyPantsgasm2025-04-15 13:34
The weed of deceit.
No-Gate42462025-04-17 13:51
That name though. I bet it feels amazing!
Improvisation2025-04-14 21:30
Weed
KnotiaPickle2025-04-14 21:35
Of the sea
oforfucksake2025-04-14 21:45
We've been over this. Same photo.
Barney_19002025-04-14 22:10
Yeah I made that last one
Btothe2025-04-14 22:23
These are my own photos. Sorry that I didn't see the post last week. I can take down the post if it pleases the court.
endlessbull2025-04-14 22:03
Sargassum weed. Most windward beaches in the Caribbean are inundated with the rotting stuff. I started running into patches of the weed halfway across the Atlantic. Basically, quit fishing in the end because of the constant need to clean hooks.
It likes to organize in long lines and patches. I'm not sure how it gets organized, but it seems like waves must aid in doing so.
TheProfessorO2025-04-14 22:48
Sargassum weed either converges due to wind, waves are involved, e.g. Langmuir circulation, or due to dynamics of fronts like the Gulf Stream or eddies. The distribution of the Sargassum in this picture is mostly in wind lines, so Langmuir circulation.
Londo8012025-04-15 18:35
This is pretty insightful. I’m a learning lurker here and I thank you for this haha!
No-Gate42462025-04-17 13:49
Same
FinguzMcGhee2025-04-15 01:36
It makes trolling really difficult when you have to reel in every line every 30 minutes. I feel your pain.
ehartgator2025-04-15 02:37
I’m on a cruise ship in Caribbean right now. It’s crazy how the sargassum lines up in rows.
Saltedlines222025-04-14 22:29
There are amazing mahi and wahoo under those patches
Kingcotton72025-04-16 01:24
Immediately what came to my mind, there are slammers under there
Bananangela2025-04-14 23:01
Sargassum.
Ok_Celebration81342025-04-14 23:48
As noted … Sargassum
chichifiona2025-04-15 00:36
Sand bars?
OldMandTheSea2025-04-15 00:56
And that’s where the baby glass eels are born that and have it all over the coastal marshes and rivers up and down north and South America.
OkMasterpiece602025-04-15 02:10
Had to research that one.. thought you were being sarcastic lol
Pmurph332025-04-15 16:23
Saw this on a flight from Fort Myers, FL over the coastline of the Atlantic heading north. All I could think about were the schools of Mahi beneath
eitsirkkendrick2025-04-17 03:25
Sargassum… was pretty stinky in Belize a few years ago.
SignificantAioli17902025-04-17 16:19
Looks like oil
DF_Guera2025-05-11 04:08
That's what I thought it was too. Had to look it up cause I was sad about it.
Snakepants802025-04-19 17:24
We call them weed lines. This is what all the fishing boats are searching for. They hold lots of fish especially mahi
DF_Guera2025-05-11 04:08
Glad I looked this up. Was on a trip and was all bummed out cause I thought it was oil lol.
TrainingAd46902025-08-30 03:09
Omg I noticed this too and was searching for an answer
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It likes to organize in long lines and patches. I'm not sure how it gets organized, but it seems like waves must aid in doing so.