after some rather wild and windy weather huge piles of seagrass have accumulated on some of our beaches. we are told this shows the seagrass meadows are in great condition and this is just an annual shedding of their leaves. It is illegal to take any from the beach and it will either disappear back out to sea or break down and be absorbed into the beach providing nutrition to the many organisms that live in the sand. As its heading to Winter over here people wont be using the beach quite so much
@dawnee thanks for asking. I have now added that bit of information above. As it breaks down it returns nutrients to the organisms that live in th sand and can also help with erosion. I'm sure some people sneak a bucket or two for the garden
My first thought was, great take done home to use as mulch, but then read it is illegal. I find that strange when after just being on the Gold Coast they use tractors with sifters to remove the seaweed & rubbish.
@365projectorgjenfurj I think the Gold Coast probably has to keep up its image of perfect sandy beaches. We are lucky here that we dont have rubbish and I think this much sea grass is not common. Everyone had been down photographing it and the dogs have been having a wonderful time.
I just can't imagine this much seaweed (as we call it) washing up on shore- unless there is a hurricane or something off the coast. But I like that your country lets Mother Nature do its thing and take care of itself. Seems like every time our country has tried to assist taking care of the shore line it hasn't helped much and in some cases only caused more problems. Good shot- it really shows the huge amount here!
thanks, glad you found it interesting