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Calls to clear smelly seaweed

Shoalhaven council wants to establish a protocol that will allow seaweed to be removed from some popular beaches around Jervis Bay.

Councillor Greg Watson is concerned a large amount of seaweed at Callalla Bay is making it difficult for people to access the boat ramp.

The council voted this Golden Goose Sneakers week to enter into negotiations with the Marine Parks Authority to have the beach cleaned.

Cr Watson says the junior sailing club at Callalla Bay was unable to use the local beach because the weed was a metre deep.

"Unless you experience that small section of beach near the junior sailing school first-hand, you would have no appreciation of how putrid and rotten it was and it's not only just for a few weeks this has been going on for months," he said.

Matt Carr from the Jervis Bay Marine Park says the authority has already had discussions with the council about clearing specific areas of weed.

"Trying to clear all of the seaweed would not only be environmentally damaging, but https://www.goldengooseshoesit.com/ also a huge waste of money because the weed would just wash up again with subsequent high tides," he said.

"But we're continuing to talk to council about providing access in those significant areas."