What causes the sea grass on the albemarle sound?

Question

I purchased a lot of land on the albermarle sound a year ago. My family and I had a great time boating and swimming last year, but this year there is a great amount of a grass/ seaweed looking plant that has unabled us to swim in the water or use our boat. what causes this problem?

Answer 1

~Duh, nature and the envirnment perhaps?

Answer 2

Dioxin in the Pasquotank River Basin:

The Albemarle Sound west of a line from Bull Bay (at the mouth of the Scuppernong River) to Harvey Point (near the mouth the Perquimans River) (see Figure 3.1) is under a fish consumption advisory because of dioxin contamination. Two major river systems that feed the head of the sound, the Roanoke and Chowan rivers, are contaminated with dioxin from upstream paper mills. These facilities have upgraded their facilities and eliminated dioxin from their effluent, but the pollutant has not yet worked its way out of the system. The current advisory recommends that the general population consume no more than two meals per person per month and that children and pregnant or nursing women consume no fish until further notice. Herring, shellfish and shad (including roe) are not included in the advisory.

Nutrients in the Pasquotank River Basin:

Although no waters in this subbasin have been supplementally classified as nutrient sensitive, there are areas where nutrients are elevated and algal blooms occur. The Chowan River, which has been designated as Nutrient Sensitive Waters, is a major tributary to the Albemarle Sound. The Pasquotank River, the upper Alligator River, Tulls Creek, the North Landing River and Currituck Sound have all been identified as having elevated nutrient levels. Some of these areas are also experincing algal blooms associated with nutrient enrichment. Nonpoint sources of pollution have been identified as the major contributor of high nutrient levels. The following nutrient budget for the Pasquotank River Basin provides a general characterization of relative loadings to the waters from different contributing activities.