Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo. The beaches of Mexico, natural treasures cherished by millions of visitors, are facing a growing threat: sargassum. This macroalgae, which accumulates annually along the shores of the Mexican Caribbean, could reach levels in 2025 not seen since the critical crisis of 2015. This warning, issued by Brigitta Ine Van Tussenbroek, head […]
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How to assess the effectiveness of a sargassum barrier? Lying on the beach under the Caribbean sun, you have plenty of time to observe the barriers that your hotel or municipality has installed to protect your beach from massive arrivals of sargassum seaweed. You know these barriers are necessary to prevent an economic, health, and
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Florence Ménez : Teacher-researcherClio Maridakis : Algae diversity & Sargassum influx | PhD Student – Environmental & Circular Economy Engineer | Co-host of The Sargassum PodcastFranziska Elmer : Head of Science at Seafields /Research Fellow at The School for Field Studies/ Host and Executive Producer of The Sargassum Podcast / Island Innovation Ambassador / Climate
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– As of April 14th, about 1,675 tons of sargassum cover the Mexican Caribbean.– Favorable conditions without sargassum are in Isla Mujeres, with little in Cancún, Cozumel, and Puerto Morelos today.– Around 10 tons of sargassum are expected from Xcalak to Mahahual soon.– A 73-ton algal conglomerate 170 km off Quintana Roo’s coast may reach
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In an effort to address the challenges posed by massive accumulations of Sargassum on the coast of Puerto Rico, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) has recently unveiled its final management protocol. A key decision in the protocol is the formal exclusion of Sargassum use for agricultural or human consumption purposes, including composting.
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This is the question that more and more tourists are asking following announcements of the “End of Sargassum Season” in the press and social media, while images of invaded beaches are still circulating. But when is the “Sargassum Season” anyway? A search on the Internet reveals very different periods associated with the “Sargassum Season” in
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This week, distinguished researchers from the University of South Florida unveiled a startling discovery: an unprecedented proliferation of Sargassum in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. In the vicinity of the junction between the Caribbean Sea and the ocean, an exceptional accumulation of nearly 5 million tons of Sargassum algae was measured last December, marking a dramatic
The Mystery of Sargassum Algae: How They Thrive and What Challenges They Pose Introduction Sargassum algae are large floating seaweeds that provide a habitat for a variety of marine animals and play a crucial role in the ocean ecosystem. However, over the past few years, a massive belt of Sargassum algae, known as the Great
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A recent scientific study validates the proactive and cautious approach adopted by local authorities in Guadeloupe. The installation of barriers diverting sargassum seaweed banks emerges as the best option, according to its findings. These installations limit strandings and, consequently, metal concentrations on exposed coasts. The deployment of these diverting barricades is accelerating across the Guadeloupean
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Toxic Threat: Alarming Levels of Arsenic and Sodium Chloride Found in Majority of Sargassum Storage Sites Arsenic and Excessive Sodium Chloride Found in 80% of Sites… BRGM’s final report on the environmental impact of sargassum storage sites is highly concerning. The standout figure from this study is certainly alarming. 83% of the analyzed sites showed
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