18/02/2023 NASA-USF & SIMAR-SATsum-Conabio Sargassum Seaweed Bulletin

 

USA

sargasse, sargazo, sargassum seaweed

 

Panama – San Andres (Colombia) – Providencia y Santa Catalina (Colombia) – Costa Rica
Mexico – Texas – Louisiana – Gulf of Mexico
Florida – Louisiana – Keys

Source: OOL-SaWS-USF ( https://optics.marine.usf.edu/projects/SaWS.html )

 


Mexico

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Caribbean Sea

2023-02-18. Approximate area: 27,921 km² km². Estimated weight 3,839 t

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Gulf of Mexico

2023-02-18. Approximate area: 876km². Estimated weight 120 t

Source: SIMAR-SATsum-Conabio (https://simar.conabio.gob.mx/alertas/#sargazo-satsum)