Why do the keys smell?
Why do the keys smell? Due to the occasional onshore flow, patches tend to make their way to the coast and can lead to some unpleasant days on the beach where visitors have to walk through seaweed and occasionally get a whiff of a smell described as resembling rotten eggs.
Why does Alcudia Beach smell?
during the off season it can smell a little as the seaweed isn't cleared away on a daily basis like it is during tourist season and does pile up and rot a little. this is quite a natural smell though, just seaweed doesn't smell that nice.
Is the water in the Keys safe?
Runoff and spills have periodically resulted in high levels of fecal coliform and enterococci bacteria in the Florida Keys, resulting in swimming advisories for nearshore waters and beaches.