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Along the Coast: Sargassum -- too much of a good thing?

Posted by Chris Felker on September 30, 2015 at 14:16

Sargassum seaweed blankets the Ocean Ridge beach in July.

Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

By Cheryl Blackerby

Sargassum, the brown free-floating algae that turns up on Palm Beach County’s beaches every summer, is essential for marine life. The thi

Along the Coast: Stranded hatchlings helped to sea

Posted by Chris Felker on July 1, 2015 at 12:13

When sea turtles hatch in the dark, they make their way to the ocean

like these three little loggerheads.

File Photo

A cooler with instructions for leaving hatchlings

sits near the front door of the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center.

Tim Stepien/The Coastal

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Along the Coast: Design for Boynton Inlet fire station contains contemporary, retro elements

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Lantana: Town may hold more food truck events — if it’s good for business

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Delray Beach: City’s century-old golf course set for $28.5 million renovation, restoration

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Lantana: Park to close for eight months for sea wall improvements

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Along the Coast: Replacement for Caruso won’t be decided until spring

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Along the Coast: ‘Open carry’ now the law in Florida, but places also retain right to ban guns

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Along the Coast: Scenes from big surge

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Along the Coast: Scenes from big surge

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