Resource managers in South Florida have a new tool in their fight against Sargassum thanks to a five-year, $3.2-million grant ...

So, it turns into quite a toxic situation.” Foley explains that floating sargassum acts as a barrier, blocking light and hindering organisms below from photosynthesizing. A 2021 study in Climate ...

Especially with bare hands. Many Mexican Caribbean destinations, including Cancun and Tulum, have installed sargassum barriers to stop the seaweed from reaching the shores. These barriers don't ...

Researchers identified a strong negative North Atlantic Oscillation in 2009--2010 as the tipping point that pushed sargassum into the tropical Atlantic, confirming vertical mixing, not rivers ...

Sargassum plants are a nuisance on some beaches, but they are a shelter and a feast for a complex and amazing variety of marine life. A clump of sargassum weed the size of a soccer ball drifts ...

Muller-Karger and a team of researchers analyzed currents, winds and nutrient levels to determine that vertical currents are behind the massive blooms creating the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt.

The government reports that sargassum typically washes ashore between ... says it’ll concentrate on the first phases, making sure barriers, boats and personnel are ready until the threat for ...