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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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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Sargassum in San Crisanto: When Marine Algae Drives Away Beachgoers with its Lingering Odor The passage of cold front 17 caused the ocean to expel seaweed, resulting in a strong stench in San Crisanto. Following a recent influx of seaweed on the North coast, expelled by the ocean after the passage of cold front number
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Social media has recently circulated an intriguing announcement: an entrepreneur from Quintana Roo, Mexico, claims to have found a creative solution to the global issue of sargassum. These invasive brown algae affect over 30 Caribbean countries, posing a major ecological threat. This Mexican entrepreneur asserts to have developed sandals made from these algae, offering an
Recent media reports have alerted us to the impending arrival of the largest Atlantic sargassum belt ever recorded. Stretching over 5,000 miles and encircling the Gulf of Mexico and mid-Atlantic, this mass of leafy, buoyant algae is expected to wash ashore on Florida’s beaches and other coastal areas in the Gulf of Mexico and the
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A recent study conducted by researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute paints a bleak picture of pollution levels in the oceans. The focus of their research was the alga Melosira arctica, which thrives beneath the Arctic ice. Initially thought to be protected from human pollution, this alga serves as the sole source of food for
The sargassum, a macroalgae that has invaded the beaches of Quintana Roo, has generated numerous myths regarding its composition and management. In this article, we will debunk one of the most deeply rooted misconceptions: sargassum does not turn into sand. According to data from the Institute of Engineering at UNAM, sargassum has a moisture content
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