TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — 2025 is likely to be a “major” year for Sargassum seaweed, which occurs in thick mats that sometimes ...

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"Sargassum mats can be up to seven metres deep." On shore, as well as blocking beaches and repelling swimmers, the sargassum stinks as it decomposes. Removal is time-consuming, expensive and can ...

Researchers in Florida used satellite imagery and found exceptionally high amounts of sargassum seaweed in the Atlantic ...

But some scientists believe the sargassum besieging a growing number of beaches may actually be due to blooms in the Atlantic's equatorial region, perhaps because of a high flow of nutrients from ...

As someone who’s lived in Mexico since 2018, I wrote this article to help you avoid the Cancun beaches seaweed issue, so that you have a nice vacation. I’ve personally visited Cancun numerous ...

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 ...

Scientists are pretty sure they know where the seaweed is coming from. Now they want to know why it’s here. Kerry served as The Scientist’s news director until 2021. Before joining The Scientist in ...

When Dr. Dennis McGillicuddy fished with his grandfather in the waters off the coast of Miami, he said they looked for sargassum–because seaweed was a sign of life.  “Our objective was to find ...

A Finnish algae processing company is considering installing a plant in the Dominican Republic given the negative impact of the sargassum seaweed invasion of its beaches and tourism industry.

Florida beaches may soon be overrun by massive patches of foul-smelling seaweed. It is the Atlantic sargassum belt, and while not new, it has been growing bigger than ever. This year's belt is ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Millions of tons of sargassum wash up on beaches across North America every year. Exposure can lead to breathing problems, and it costs millions to clean it up.