The Godfather of Manx House Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 ...can someone tell me why they keep piling it up and letting it wash back in a day later ? That fella in the Tractor has a job for life doesn't he ? And can someone confirm that the breakwater being built is the root cause of all the problems ? The beach really is a disgrace... ...GOMH*... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 I wondered that too - everyday they sweep it into a sweet little pile, and the sea washes it all over the beach again next high tide. Don't know about the cause, but surely they should at least be taking it away. It stinks too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minxie Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 I was looking at the tractors at lunchitme and wondering what they did with the seaweed. There are two trators down there most days piling it up. Do they leave it there or take it away for fertilizer, it does seem daft if they just leave it there to be spread about the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringwraith Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Maybe it's a scientific experiment. If they sweep it into exactly the right place then the sea (they hope) will wash it away forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCMR Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 They have now place to dump it, so they rely on the tides to move it offshore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celt Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 As to your question GMH, when a study was undertaken before the building of the new breakwater, the Government were told by 2 of the surveys that it will drasticly change to tidal patterns to Douglas shorefront. The water in Douglas Bay would not be able to filter out and cycle as it should. Yet they still built it and the result is a beach thats full of seaweed and is full of more shoite and tampons than the Tynvald back bench. It's also causing the Bay to have a higher seaweed,( Kelp/Rack ) than it used to. Due to the wave strenght being lessened. Where did i get this info? Years off Diving and the pleasure off Diving with some fine people from the Marine Biological Station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 This may be an opening for some forward looking entrepreneur, start a seaweed farm and harvest the stuff. Just a thought Geo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyconcrete Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Perhaps dried, powdered and reformed to use as organic bricks - similar to MDF but in this case Medium density seaweed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breadbin Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 And if you were in your bedroom and needed a condom you could just go up to the wall and pull one out to use. I agree. Very handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 I take it 'new' breakwater refers to the stabit one, and not one that is going to be built? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd17 Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 I was looking at the tractors at lunchitme and wondering what they did with the seaweed. There are two trators down there most days piling it up. Do they leave it there or take it away for fertilizer, it does seem daft if they just leave it there to be spread about the next day. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Apparently using seeweed as fertiliser for potatoes gives a very good flavour to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doric Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Sory to raise this thread when more important going on but last night seeweed was in nice tidy piles down the bottom of beach. this morning i was at the war memorial at high-tide. The nice calm water has neatly and evenly strewn the piles up the top again, all thick. The only way for it to go out to sea is maybe to pray the tide will takeit. but there again the man in the yellow digger and his boss will be praying it comes back in again which iy did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 1. / There is a painting in the gallery of the Manx museum of seaweed being gathered on Douglas beach for use as fertiliser. 2./ Seaweed gathering was (almost) a popular theme in 19th century painting. Eg - Paul Gauguin and Paul Sérusier (both 1880s) 3./ The Wraick Harvest - from Manx Quarterly (1920), reproduced at Francis Coakley's excellent website. The abnormal prevalence of inshore winds at Douglas during the last two or three months has been of considerable advantage to farmers who cultivate land within a reasonable distance of Douglas beach, in that splendid opportunity has been afforded of procuring an abundant supply of very excellent and cheap fertiliser. Many thousands of tons of wraick have been among the jetsan left by the receding tides and wraick discreetly applied to Mother Earth has a remarkably wholesome and stimulating effect. etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Another 19th C painting of Seaweed Gathers (not IOM): William Wyllie Another 19th C painting of Seaweed Gathers (not IOM): Howard Russell Butler (1886) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Another 19th C painting of Seaweed Gathers (not IOM): Edward Mitchell Bannister (1898): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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