Escambia County keeps watch on huge sargassum bloom. When, where they expect biggest impact:
Pensacola Beach businesses and Escambia County leaders are keeping a close watch on the massive mat of seaweed known as sargassum that's making its...
Pensacola Beach businesses and Escambia County leaders are keeping a close watch on the massive mat of seaweed known as sargassum that's making its way to Florida. Some hoteliers are concerned visitors may be scared off by reports that the brown macroalgae could wash up on Northwest Florida's sugar white coastline. On Tuesday Escambia County's Marine Resources Division manager, Robert Turpin, gave the Tourist Development Council an update on the status of the massive seaweed drift, described as 5,000 miles wide.