DEEP DIVE: Lyngbya a growing problem in the Lagoon and beyond

DEEP DIVE: Lyngbya a growing problem in the Lagoon and beyond

In the Indian River Lagoon near Sewall’s Point in Martin County, lyngbya can be seen proliferating. The water in the Indian River Lagoon just south of the Ernest Lyons Bridge and Stuart Causeway in Martin County should be clear, with a sandy or seagrass-covered bottom. But recently, as he’s been collecting water samples for the Florida Oceanographic Society, Jason Bultman has found the bottom of the lagoon blanketed with brownish-green seaweed, …