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Sargassum is piling up on South Florida beaches again. Is it harmful?
While visually distasteful to some, sargassum occupies a critical niche marine ecosystems and is not usually harmful to humans.
South Florida beaches have been inundated by waves of sargassum in recent weeks — while visually distasteful to some, the seaweed is not usually harmful to humans, and occupies a critical niche in marine ecosystems.
The Southeast coast and the Florida Keys are usually most heavily impacted by mounds of sargassum washing ashore — over the past few months, the seaweed has been cropping up in places like Cocoa Beach and Miami Beach .
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