El sargazo paraliza la central eléctrica de Punta Catalina en la República Dominicana

 

Vuelve a operar Unidad 2 de Punta Catalina tras invasión de sargazo
La empresa informó que da seguimiento vía satélite al mar de sargazo para tomar medidas preventivas

Trabajadores de la central en labores de remoción del sargazo.

La Unidad II de la termoeléctrica Punta Catalina reinició la tarde de este domingo su entrada al Sistema Eléctrico Interconectado (SENI), luego de haber superado una dificultad en su operación, debido a la presencia de una gran cantidad de sargazo en la zona que la sacaron por completo de servicio.

Unidad II de la termoeléctrica Punta Catalina

La información fue colgada en la cuenta de Twitter de la entidad, colocado pasadas las 6:00 de la tarde.

La mañana de este domingo en una nota de prensa, la empresa informó que la Unidad II de la Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Punta Catalina salió temporalmente de operación, debido a la masiva llegada de sargazo en las últimas semanas.

Sostuvo que, en algunos casos, la llegada de sargazo ha llevado a una disminución de la capacidad de generación, mientras que en otros casos, como en la Unidad 2, la planta tuvo que ser sacada por completo.

« El sargazo sigue siendo un problema para las plantas de energía en el litoral sur de República Dominicana y la termoeléctrica Punta Catalina no es una excepción », señaló.

La empresa informó que da seguimiento vía satélite al mar de sargazo para tomar medidas preventivas con el apoyo de la Armada de República Dominicana.

« Es importante destacar que el problema del sargazo no sólo afecta a la planta de energía, sino que también impacta a la economía local y a los residentes de la zona. La empresa está comprometida a trabajar con las autoridades y otras partes interesadas para encontrar soluciones a largo plazo a este problema« , declaró.

Publicado en Santo Domingo – 07 / May. / 2023 .

Fuente : https://www.diariolibre.com

10/03/2023 NASA-USF & SIMAR-SATsum-Conabio Sargassum Seaweed Bulletin

 

Panama – San Andres (Colombia) – Providencia y Santa Catalina (Colombia) – Costa Rica
sargassum seaweed, sargasses, sargazo, sargasso, sargassi, sargaçao
Mexico – Texas – Louisiana – Gulf of Mexico
sargassum seaweed, sargasses, sargazo, sargasso, sargassi, sargaçao
Florida – Louisiana – Keys

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

 


 

 

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Caribbean Sea

2023-03-10. Approximate area: 98,863 km² km². Estimated weight 13,594 t

 

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Gulf of Mexico

2023-03-10. Approximate area: 2,417 km². Estimated weight 332 t

 

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

04/03/2023 NASA-USF & SIMAR-SATsum-Conabio Sargassum Seaweed Bulletin

 

 

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 )

 


 

 

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Caribbean Sea

2023-03-04. Approximate area: 57,039 km² km². Estimated weight 7,843 t

 

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Gulf of Mexico

2023-03-04. Approximate area: 1,363 km². Estimated weight 187 t

 

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

25/02/2023 NASA-USF & SIMAR-SATsum-Conabio Sargassum Seaweed Bulletin

 

USA

 

 

 

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

2023-02-25. Approximate area: 39,716 km² km². Estimated weight 5,461 t

 

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Gulf of Mexico

2023-02-25. Approximate area: 2,688km². Estimated weight 370 t

 

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

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)

11/02/2023 NASA-USF & SIMAR-SATsum-Conabio Sargassum Seaweed Bulletin

USA

 

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

2023-02-11. Approximate area: 14,264 km². Estimated weight 1,961 t

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Gulf of Mexico

2023-02-11. Approximate area: 401km². Estimated weight 55 t

 

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

05/02/2023 Sargassum seaweed Satellite views

 

05/02/2023 SOURCE USA

 

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

05/02/2023 SOURCE MEXICO

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Caribbean Sea

2023-02-05. Approximate area: 33,699 km². Estimated weight 4,634 t

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Gulf of Mexico

2023-02-05. Approximate area: 128km². Estimated weight 18 t

 

 

USF / NASA Alert: Second consecutive monthly doubling of Sargassum !

 

Outlook of 2023 Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico*
February 1, 2023, by University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab
(bbarnes4@usf.edu, yuyuan@usf.edu, huc@usf.edu)

The maps below show Sargassum abundance, with warm colors representing higher values. The overall Sargassum quantity in the Atlantic Ocean doubled from December to January (8.7 million tons), again setting a new record (previous January record was 6.5 million tons in 2018). Sporadic Sargassum patches appeared in the Lesser Antilles near the month’s end, with larger aggregations passing south of Martinique. Within the Caribbean Sea (CS), most patches were south of Jamaica, moving westward over the course of the month. Essentially no Sargassum was observed in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM).

Looking ahead, this is the second consecutive monthly doubling of Sargassum, previously observed only in 2018. All indications are that this biomass will continue to accumulate and migrate westward over the next several months. We will continue to closely monitor Sargassum coverage, with more updates provided by the end of February 2023. More information and near real-time imagery can be found under the Sargassum Watch System (SaWS, https://optics.marine.usf.edu/projects/saws.html).

Processing note: For this and future bulletins, we have transitioned to a new Sargassum detection algorithm which leverages machine learning. Relative to the previous method, this new approach shows near-identical sensitivity in detecting Sargassum, while reducing false positives and false negatives near clouds and shorelines. While overall quantities slightly differ, relative trends noted in this (and previous) bulletins are the same for both systems.

Source: https://optics.marine.usf.edu/

28/01/2023 Sargassum seaweed Satellite views

 

28/01/2023 SOURCE USA

sargassum-

 

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

28/01/2023 SOURCE MEXICO

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Caribbean Sea

2023-01-28. Approximate area: 23,669 km². Estimated weight 3,254 t

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Gulf of Mexico

2023-01-28. Approximate area: 210km². Estimated weight 29 t

21/01/2023 Sargassum seaweed Satellite views

 

21/01/2023 SOURCE USA

 

Panama – San Andres (Colombia) – Providencia y Santa Catalina (Colombia) – Costa Rica:

Mexico – Texas – Louisiana – Gulf of Mexico:

Florida – Louisiana – Keys :

 


21/01/2023 SOURCE MEXICO

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Caribbean Sea

2023-01-21. Approximate area: 22,208 km². Estimated weight 3,054 t

Satellite warning of floating sargassum presence in the Gulf of Mexico

2023-01-21. Approximate area: 6,477 km². Estimated weight 891 t

Sources :

NASA-UNIVERSITY SOUTH FLORIDA

SIMAR-CONABIO