Why is it when when a local premier beach gets inundated with weed it gets national coverage. We deal with seaweed collection on our points every summer and seem to deal with it. It sort of becomes fun to get through the weed and out to the surf without getting stung by a cobbler.
Please explain......

Well normaly it's not much of a problem.
It happens every year but we just put up with it.
But this year there has been a complaint on behalf of the GW Shark Society because the stringy bits are getting stuck in their gills and causing all sorts of problems.
It's really putting them off their food.
If it's not fixed soon they will eat elsewhere.

^ Dave's not here, man.

There is better weed and more of it in Safety Bay.
Stinky too.........

pweedas said...
Well normaly it's not much of a problem.
It happens every year but we just put up with it.
But this year there has been a complaint on behalf of the GW Shark Society because the stringy bits are getting stuck in their gills and causing all sorts of problems.
It's really putting them off their food.
If it's not fixed soon they will eat elsewhere.

But they need to floss ... right?

It's a pity you cannot smoke the stuff.

Dom said...
It's a pity you cannot smoke the stuff.

2 in the morning,
2 at night,
and all that jazz

I have just seen the paper now and didn't realise when I posted earlier - they closed the beach. For seaweed.
WTF has this world come to?
Will they be raking the sand next to make sure there is nothing in it that could hurt the city folks' footsie wootsies?

FFS we waded thru a LOT more weed at the edge than that, to sail at a number of spots last year, for months on end. Nobody was "held under by it" like the squid in the paper claimed could happen.

busterwa said...
Vote +1 for free trip to Canada for Galah.

w00t - Laurie are you listening?!?!?!

Today's trivia: I know Stephan in that Chopper clip, and yes that is his real name

GreenPat said...
Today's trivia: How close to the arctic circle is 64.7 degrees latitude, and for bonus points, how cold is it here today?

1) A lot closer than Perth is to the Antarctic;
2) Cold enough for your nips to be all sharp & pointy....

Juddy said...

GreenPat said...
Today's trivia: How close to the arctic circle is 64.7 degrees latitude, and for bonus points, how cold is it here today?

1) A lot closer than Perth is to the Antarctic;
2) Cold enough for your nips to be all sharp & pointy....

If it's a bit too cold , then HTFU!

tightlines said...


Strange thing is there is weed everywhere around Perth ATM

It won't last xmas demand will dry it up