As parts of a large mass of seaweed, chock-full of plastic, make their way to the shores of Florida, researchers and media outlets have voiced concerns about dangerous bacteria that may be lurking in that clump of waste and organic matter.
A gargantuan seaweed blob on its way to Florida beaches is filled with plastic and some potentially harmful bacteria, but no flesh-eating microbes, as some news reports have suggested.
Sea turtle nests in the sand on Sanibel Island hatch at nearly twice the rate as clutches on Captiva Island, and a long-term study to find out why was kept from a setback when Florida Gulf Coast University stepped in when Hurricane Ian crossed Cuba and moved toward the sister barrier islands in late September.