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Originally Posted by Garcia
This year the weeds and algae seem worse than usual. Green algae collects on the mooring ropes, and what historically has been a sandy bottom is slowly developing batches of mucky growth. Do others notice more growth than in past years or am i just getting older and lamenting the way things used to be (even if they weren't exactly as i like to remember them.
I am on an island where all the close neighbors (myself included) have permitted, up to date septic systems, no one uses any type of fertilizer or chemicals, we don't feed or try and attract waterfowl, and we don't mess around with the shoreline. It is not an area where people anchor.
Others seeing the same thing of more algae than usual or is it unique to me (or just my imagination)?
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Unfortunately, nitrogen, through chemical fertilizer and urea, will diffuse throughout the body of water until it either gets absorbed or flushed away by the current. Algae and weed growth acceleration may be the plants absorbing more of it from the water.