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![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 24 W: 0 N: 24]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/s-n-s.gif) (291) | Rain showers skirt the coast as the Sun rises over the Gulf of Mexico. Notice the Sargassum washing in on the rocks. Some years it is so bad that it will be 3 feet deep on the beach and other years, not so bad. Every morning tractors rake the beaches before the tourists awaken. The Gulf Weed is full of Sea Lice, little Crabs, tiny Shrimp and an occassional Starfish so the Sea Gulls have a feast. Raking the Sargassum is another major cause of erosion of Galveston beaches. If allowed to stay, it would collect sand and build the beach to a higher level, promote the formation of sand dunes and advance the vegetation line. But it is deemed better to rake the beaches for the sake of tourism and spend millions of taxpayer dollars every few years to replenish the lost sand...
Photo of Gulf Weed washing up on Galveston Island
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