Caution 2nd Lighters


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Thank you Tiptime.

Ta freaking da The good news is Vans is developing a hazmat suit for surfing!

I can see the "CAUTION", "NO, "GO" on TIP's site and on this page, but I can't get it to come up on the SURFRIDER Site.?

Is this just because of the warmer weather or is there something else going on? Generally the 2nd Light area has pretty low bacteria count and good water.

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I wonder if it is related to the blue green algae bloom in fresh water. Fellsmere/ stick March area is having issues ( feeds into C54 - > Sebastian river - > SI. Inlet)

http://indianriver.floridaheal...reen-algae-update.html


https://www.wptv.com/news/regi...t-issued-for-fellsmere

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Edited: 08/06/2019 at 08:04 PM by KP

The once green algae in Cocoa Beach is now brown and it's making for a horrific soup.

Several of us who surfed in the chowder over the weekend are feeling a little under the weather. Is it related, who knows? But having that stuff flush through your sinuses can't be overly healthy.

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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318337.php

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Just a quick note: Surfrider is testing for enterococcus. That's a gut bacteria; means there's poo in the water. Poo can be from any warmblooded critter including birds, dogs, manatees, your kid's swimmie diaper, etc. You get the idea. Not necessarily a big deal; but, something to be aware of. If entero is present, chances are there might be other disease causing agents present. If you're immune compromised or have wounds, beware. Caveat: Not a health professional. YMMV.

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no issues of feeling sick from surfing LB in North Indi area...what would cause the diff from Watson's to 2nd light? (more sea birds?). I understand the Inlet and creek Diffs but Indi through Cocoa Beach appear to be same type of env. unless it is due to sewer drains? Inquiring minds want to know...

Cocoa Beach doesn't get much flow to the south in the summer and we have had a build up of algae over the last two months. It looks to be dying off and that it making a bacterial stew. I surfed in the green algae and it wasn't a problem. I surfed in the brown stuff and let's just say the bowels are loose and my throat and sinuses are burning. It could be a coincidence, but my son and my friend have matching symptoms too.



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What does "no" indicate?

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Replace turf grass with native plants that don't need irrigation and synthetic fertilizers or chemicals that can go into our waterways and ocean

ahem cough cruise sneeze ships

Cruise ships say the week long burrito fest/all you can eat buffet ejections are treated before they are dumped off of our coast. What exactly does "treated" mean?

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Its the same concept that our local government uses every year when a hurricane hits.. The sewers are overloaded because we love having people move to Brevard $ but don't update the infrastructures with the $ Whelp we cant have it knee deep in the streets so just dump it into the Lagoon... Same with the Cruises except Every Day its Dumped off our coast period and WAY LESS TREATED. It goes through a "SANI PROCESSOR" with an Electric Macerator and a Powerful pump. That means when the Big Ol Lady from Wisconsin who has been waiting her whole life for a cruise ship out of Port Canaveral takes a massive Taco and Beans Dump from the grand ball dinner the night before its Plops into the toilet and goes through an "Intense Treatment." That "Intense Treatment" is as follows... The Sani Processor collects the contents, macerates and pumps the "slurry" into a very large holding tank which holds all of the hundreds and hundreds of happy customers POO. Once the tank is almost at maximum capacity the Cruise Line releases it all into our ocean no questions asked. Every Single Week 3-6 Cruise ships pull into our Port. You can do simple math and figure out why we are Forced to surf swim fish in this Disease Infested Shit. We are discussing one Port in America (granted we are one of the largest)... "Local" Politicians LOVE more Ships more Disney more Tourists $$$ but I sure don't. Now Virgin Mobile is extending a Train along 528 from Orlando to our Port then South to Miami. Ohhh how it just keeps getting better and better.

lol thanks for the mental picture

As they angle toward the Bahamas and other southern destinations, they dump into the gulf-stream, which flows the poo to the north and the south east wind blows it back to our coast.

Wow, that's pretty special!



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whats special is the amount of years it's been going on, and will continue to happen. the descriptor shytshow is sadly accurate.

Terrible

From what I understand, they chopped away the public boat ramp to add another ship.

Gots to make the Benjamins!

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