turtleandtoad
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Seagrass on La Paz malecon
What's with all the sea grass washed up on the malecon beach? Is this an annual thing or what? Boy does it stink!
Also they seem to be trucking sand from one place on the beach to another. What's with that?
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Bruce R Leech
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yes every year the sea grass washes up on the beach.
the problem withe the sand is they have to much in one aria and not enough in the other so they lode some on trucks from the spot that has to much and
truck it to the place where they need more. this is a new experimental program that they are trying to see if they can even out the amount of sand on
all the beaches in the aria.
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turtleandtoad
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About that sea grass
So is it just this time of year or does it happen frequently?
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Bruce R Leech
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mostly this time through June
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see gress
wish i could spell like bruce
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Bruce R Leech
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jim janet
wish i could spell like bruce |
I wish you could to. dose this mean you want to be Friends?or do you feel more perfect when you find fault with others? 
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seagrass
The sea grass originates out in the see somewhere, when you are fishing off of La Paz this time of year you can hardly keep the stuff off your lures,
later in the year when the dorado are running you fish the big piles of sea grass because thats where they hang out.
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I was in La Paz a few years back in Spanish school and walked or rode my bike down the malecon everyday. After the sea grass came in, I had to find
another route.
One day after school a bunch of we etudiantes were going to the Bismarck for lunch. One of the girls puked because of the smell. I asked her if she
wanted an oyster c-cktail for lunch and thar she blew again.
I heard that it was a natural occurance but dont remember if the teller was an expert or just someone with an opinion.
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La Paz Malecon
In the past three years the La Paz malecon has been widened and tiled. Bronze sculptures, benches, and permanent trashcans are a part of it. Rocks
were placed below drainage areas from streets to protect the work. Sand has been trucked from Balandra to enhance the beaches. Recent rains have
caused street runoff that eroded some areas, that is currently being filled again with fresh sand. The "sea grass" problem is not unlike my home area
of Morro Bay, CA. Shorter days and colder temps leads to beaches filled with this organic material. La Paz cleans it up weekly on most city beaches
(driving oil leaking trucks over the new tile). Warmer temps cause decomposition, a by product being hydrogen sulfide gas. The islands in the Sea of
Cortez are similarly afflicted.
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La Paz Malecon
This widened, tiled malecon makes a great early morning run from Marina de la Paz to Palmira (last 1/2 mile is cement). Previous malecon was
dangerous due to holes etc.
Photo, W. end...
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Bruce R Leech
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are you sure it is not the raw sewerage they dump right in the bay? most of the times we are there we can smell it . I wish they would fix that
instead of decorating the malecon all the time . it is a real Health hazard.
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La Paz sewage
I remember years ago (maybe 10 or more) when the drenaje sewage was dumped into the bay. I have been told by many that the treated sewage is now run
onto land (out by the cola de ballena). However, when the plant is overwhelmed it can be dumped into the bay. It is quite different now when walking
on the malecon or sailing on the bay than just a few years ago.
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Bruce R Leech
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it git's overwhelmed almost every day
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sea grass
Bruce I didn't know you lived in La Paz!!!!!!
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Seagrass
Actually the only place I noticed the smell was at the north end where they haven't completed the clean-up. The rest of the beach was fine. So the
smell must be the seagrass. And as another Morro Bay ex-resident, it was a type of kelp there and it also stunk!
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I too noticed the sea grass to be of greater quanity than I have seen for many years. Can't speak to the sewage, but without question the sea grass
is the primary culprit. The new Malecon is truly beautiful. My how the town is changing.
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If this sea grass were rinsed to remove the surface salt...
does anyone know if it could be composted and added to arroyo dirt as a foundation for building healthy soil for growing stuff? Our dirt does have
some pretty good organic content, and we have lots of manure available, but otherwise there isn't much available to compost but Mesquite leaves and
such.
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sea grass
The city of La Paz would love you! But the manure from the farms out beyond the airport will let you take all you want and it is not like manure in
the states which is hot and can't be used right away La Paz manure can be used as you want, but also be pepared for a lot of weeding.
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Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
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turtleandtoad
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Not sure about the composition of seagrass, but kelp makes great composting material. It's being used all over the world just for that. Of course
there is a high level of iodine in kelp so you have to make sure whatever you're growing is iodine tolorent.
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