Avoid cross-contaminating ready-to-eat foods with raw shellfish and its juices. Eat shellfish promptly after cooking and refrigerate leftovers. Wear protective clothing (e.g., gloves) when ...

A woman sunbathes on a beach during the sargassum seaweed in Playa del Carmen, Mexico on June 3, 2025. REUTERS. As part of the Mexican government’s response, officials planned to focus on ...

According to the Sargassum Monitoring Network, a local NGO that tracks seaweed levels and issues a “traffic light” warning system for beaches, arrivals could surge by more than 40% in the ...

Record-breaking sargassum invasion in Atlantic, Caribbean threatens to foul beach resorts It is too soon to determine if the seaweed will plague Florida like in 2023. The origins of the Sargassum ...

Large mounds of sargassum seaweed are washing up on Galveston beaches, impacting the scenic views. But did you know it helps stabilize dunes and enriches the ecosystem? 🌊🦀 ...

Sargassum season hits its peak from April to August, during the warm months. Since 2011, it has been more abundant in the Central Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of America ...

Like clockwork, sargassum piles up along the Texas coast between April and July. But this year, scientists say the bloom is one of the largest in recent memory. "We've got massive amounts of ...

Sargassum seaweed has washed ashore beaches before, but something changed in the past two decades. Since 2011, large swathes of sargassum began migrating into the Caribbean Sea nearly every summer.

Cross explained another option is to make sargassum into a pile, rotate it like a compost bin, spread it out after it dries and cover it with sand. He said there is a reason why not all of it will ...

Sargassum has made its return to Florida beaches for 2025. Will this be a record year for the stinky algae? News Indian River Martin St. Lucie Sports Advertise Obits eNewspaper Legals. NEWS.

The sargassum season typically runs from March to October. A heavy surge of sargassum in 2022 prompted town officials to launch rapid removal and mitigation efforts.

A massive Sargassum bloom is spreading across the Atlantic, but Florida’s beaches are likely to stay clear this season. Discover how ocean currents and advanced satellite tracking are keeping ...