The most beneficial way the seaweed in Negril could be used would be to leave it right where it comes ashore. This allows for beach accretion (nourishment). The decaying seaweed adds to the beach and holds the sand that naturally washes ashore in place. But we, as humans, have a disgust for the decaying smell of seaweed.Originally Posted by halfwaytree
This offensive seaweed smell is unfortunately the cause of many absurd Negril Rumor Mill claims. It has been said that the smell was caused by "run off from the waste water treatment plant", which happens to be miles away and yet there is no smell between the plant and the beach. And possibly the most creative claim, that a particular AI built hidden sewage pipes a mile out to the reef instead of connecting to the sewage lines under the nearby road. To build "hidden lines" that no one would see being built to the reef would cost a fortune, and even more to maintain. Connecting to the line on the road is a relatively inexpensive procedure. The Negril Rumor Mill can be quite colourful at times and both these claims have both been posted here and other places on the Internet, as ridiculous as they may sound when actually analyzed.
Nature has a way that takes care of itself. It is when mankind steps in and thinks they know better that has caused many of our ecological problems.
