If you’ve been to Fort Myers Beach lately, then you’ve probably noticed — and maybe smelled — the piles of red algae washed up along the coastline.
Fort Myers Beach community correspondent Austin Schargorodski is out there every day, so he see’s it himself and hears the questions about it. So, he met up with a local conservationist to explain what it is and why it’s there.Click below to hear from Ranger Rob Howell about the red drift algae and why its beneficial:
What’s up with FMB’s red algae? Conservationist says it’s not pretty but necessary
As the waves roll in, they’re bringing more than just shells to sea shore. They’re washing in red drift algae, and it has people talking.
“Its just a shock that the Fort Myers Beach area has let it get like this. I thought it would be cleaner like it used to be,” said Angel Roberton…