Lapointe is talking about a floating seaweed known as sargassum ... Brazil, and even West Africa, smothering mangrove habitats, suffocating reefs, choking bays, burying beaches (the mats prevent ...

Ginny Matts and her boyfriend were excited to celebrate her 60th birthday in Key West ... floating mass of brown seaweed that spans more than 5,000 miles and forms yearly from the shores of Africa ...